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impingement::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | encroachment, impact |
| Type of | influence |
| Derivation | impinge |
they resented the impingement of American values on European culture.
Examples of impingement
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Rodriguez has a torn labrum, bone impingement and a cyst, the Yankees said Monday.
From the dailyherald.com
Blanton was on the DL from April 29 through May 8 with an elbow impingement.
From the delawareonline.com
Also alleged were intimidation of researchers and impingement upon academic freedom.
From the en.wikipedia.org
It included initially an impingement of the Warwick River in western Warwick County.
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Flames should not spread out too much, as this will cause flame impingement.
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Reyes landed on the 15-day disabled list Wednesday with a right shoulder impingement.
From the chron.com
Bailey has been shut down with another instance of shoulder impingement.
From the sportsillustrated.cnn.com
Bailey went on the 15-day disabled list in late March with a right shoulder impingement.
From the courier-journal.com
Delgado missed time with a right hip impingement and has been slow in finding his timing.
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- Influencing strongly; "they resented the impingement of American values on European culture"
- A sharp collision produced by striking or dashing against something
- The act of impinging
- An encroachment on the space occupied by soft tissue, such as nerve or muscle. In this text, impingement refers to nerve irritation (i.e., from pressure or friction) associated with muscles.
- Fishes and other large organisms can be killed, injured, or weakened if they get trapped or pinned by the filters or screens or other parts of a cooling water intake structure
- When organisms are drawn against the intake trash rack or screen and held by the force of the water current.
- Occurs when an entrapped fish is held in contact with the intake screen and is unable to free itself.
- Pinning of larger marine organisms on the screen mesh as water is drawn into the intake system.
- A term often used, when referring to the shoulder, to describe the concept of pathologic pressure on the rotator cuff from part of the shoulder blade (scapula) as the arm is lifted
