impingement
pronunciation
How to pronounce impingement in British English:
UK [ɪm'pɪndʒmənt]
How to pronounce impingement in American English:
US [ɪm'pɪndʒmənt]
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- Noun:
- influencing strongly
- a sharp collision produced by striking or dashing against something
Word Origin
- impingement (n.)
- 1670s; see impinge + -ment.
Example
- 1. Experimental study of incipient boiling point with impingement circular submerged jets .
- 2. Reliability and diagnostic accuracy of 5 physical examination tests and combination of tests for subacromial impingement .
- 3. Physiologic adaptations to throwing include increased external rotation , increased humeral and glenoid retroversion , and anterior laxity , all of which may predispose an individual to internal impingement .
- 4. Bring about a little sexy impingement .
- 5. It can reach tracking load rapidly , and have overcome electric current impingement and the overtension defect .