impinge
verb/ɪmˈpɪnd͡ʒ/
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin impingō (“dash against, impinge”). Compare impact, derived from the perfect passive participle of impingō.
- borrowed from impingō
Definitions
To make a physical impact on.
- Loud noise can impinge on the eardrum, causing temporary hearing damage.
- The ordinary rocks upon which such men do impinge and precipitate themselves, are cards, dice, hawks, and hounds […]
- [...] are bent up at right angles to the plate to form flanges which impinge the opposite sides of the nut, thus preventing the latter from turning. It is evident that the bolt-body proper is in no way mutilated or injured and that[…]
To interfere with.
- For example, if the trophic fibre is impinged there would be too much or too little gastric juice; if the motor fibre is impinged the muscular contractions of the stomach would be lessened; if the sensory fibre is impinged there[…]
To have an effect upon, especially a negative one.
- Near-synonym: infringe
- “I have tried, as I hinted, to enlist the co-operation of other capitalists, but experience has taught me that any appeal is futile that does not impinge directly upon cupidity.[…]”
- Nothing in the next-door world of Dachau impinged on the great winter cycle of Beethoven chamber music played in Munich.
The neighborhood
- neighborimpact
Derived
Vish — recursive loop
A definitional loop anchored at impinge. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.
A definitional loop anchored at impinge. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.
9 hops · closes at impinge
curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.
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