impinge

Definition

To make a physical impact on.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin impingō (“dash against, impinge”). Compare impact, derived from the perfect passive participle of impingō.

Example Sentences

• "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[…]"

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