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impinging::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | contact, striking |
| Type of | occurrence, occurrent, happening, natural event |
| Has types | impact, interlocking, mesh, meshing, touch, collision, touching, engagement, flick, hit |
| Derivation | impinge |
Examples of impinging
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A system that keeps us safe without impinging on the civil liberties we cherish.
From the latimes.com
If the euro is to survive, it will likely do so by impinging on them yet further.
From the economist.com
Doctors said the volts loosened scar tissue that was impinging on his shoulder.
From the usatoday.com
And of course there are external factors impinging on second level achievement.
From the guardian.co.uk
Marines have only about 8,000 troops they can add without impinging on dwell time.
From the cnn.com
I enjoyed the impinging insanity and darkness that all our lives could spiral into.
From the guardian.co.uk
It's not about being front or centre stage, or of impinging on what Martin is doing.
From the telegraph.co.uk
Donald Trump's businesses go bankrupt without impinging on Trump's personal fortune.
From the sfgate.com
Normally, the stimulus is light impinging on the retina, but other stimuli work too.
From the newscientist.com
- Impinge or infringe upon; "This impinges on my rights as an individual"; "This matter entrenches on other domains"
- Encroach: advance beyond the usual limit
- (impingement) influencing strongly; "they resented the impingement of American values on European culture"
- (impingement) a sharp collision produced by striking or dashing against something
- (impinging) contact: the physical coming together of two or more things; "contact with the pier scraped paint from the hull"
- To make a physical impact (on); to collide, to crash (upon); To interfere with; to encroach (on, upon); To have an effect upon; to limit
- (Impingement) 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.
- (impingement) 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
- (IMPINGEMENT) A technique of mixing through high velocity contact of the two streams.
