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Definitions: Impaction |
ImpactionNoun1. The condition of being pressed closely together and firmly fixed. 2. A disorder in which feces are impacted in the lower colon. 3. A disorder in which a tooth is so crowded in its socket that it cannot erupt normally. 4. A sharp collision produced by striking or dashing against something. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Etymology: Impaction \Im*pac"tion\, noun. [Latin expression impactio striking compare to the French expression impaction.]. (Websters 1913) |
| Domain | Definitions |
Health | The trapping of an object in a body passage. Examples are stones in the bile duct or hardened stool in the colon. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Synonyms: ImpactionSynonyms: impacted tooth (n), impingement (n). (additional references) |
Crosswords: Impaction |
| English words defined with "impaction": fecal impaction. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "impaction": Dental Prophylaxis ♦ impactor, impinger ♦ sanded in ♦ Tooth, Impacted. (references) |
| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Health | An impaction can be softened with mineral oil taken by mouth and an enema. (references) | |
This condition, called fecal impaction, occurs most often in children and older adults. (references) | ||
Autonomic dysreflexia is a potentially life-threatening increase in blood pressure, sweating, and other autonomic reflexes in reaction to bowel impaction or some other stimulus. (references) | ||
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| "Impaction" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Impaction" is used about 23 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 100% | 23 | 72,767 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expression using "impaction": fecal impaction. Additional references. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
fecal impaction | 36 |
bowel impaction | 11 |
impaction | 8 |
impaction syndrome ulnar | 6 |
cerumen impaction | 6 |
stool impaction | 2 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "impaction"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Danish | sammenstoedsvedhaengning, sammenstød (clashing, collision, shock). (various references) | |
Dutch | botsing (clashing, collision, impact, shock). (various references) | |
Finnish | impaktio. (various references) | |
French | inclusion (conditional implication operation, implication), impaction, impact (impact), fixation. (various references) | |
German | Aufprall (bounce, brunt, imapct, impact). (various references) | |
Greek | πρόσκρουση (concussion, crash landing, impingement, shock). (various references) | |
Italian | impatto, pressione (compression, oppressiveness, press, pressing, pressure, printing, push, release phase, rendering, squeeze, squeezing, strain, stress, thrust, to press), contatto (breaker point, connection, connexion, contact, taction, touch), compressione (compacting, compaction, compression, constriction, data compression, jam, pinch, pressure, squeeze). (various references) | |
Pig Latin | impactionay.(various references) | |
Portuguese | impacto (bump, hit, impact, impingement, impulsion). (various references) | |
Spanish | impacto (hit, impact, shock, shot), choque (accident, cataclysm, choke, clash, collision, conflict, crash, hit, impact, jar, jolt, knock, shock, smash). (various references) | |
Swedish | sammanstötning (clash, collision, conflict, encounter, impact). (various references) | |
Thai | การชน, การอั"แน่น. (various references) | |
Vietnamese | sự nêm chặt v o sự va mạnh, sự lèn chặt v o, sự chạm mạnh sự tác động mạnh, sự đóng chặt v o (affixture, fixation). (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "impaction": impactions. (additional references) | |
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"Impaction" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Impacto. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| Words rhyming with "impaction" (pronounced 'Im*pac"tion'): Abacination, Abaction, Abalienation, Abarticulation, Abbreviation, Abdication, Abduction, Aberration, Abevacuation, Abirritation, Abjection, Abjudication, Abjuration, Ablactation, Ablaqueation, Ablation, Ablegation, Abligurition, Abnegation, Abnodation, Abolition, Abomination, Abortion, Abreaction, Abrenunciation, Abreption, Abrogation, Abruption, Absentation, Absolution, Absorbition, Absorption, Abstention, Abstraction, Absumption, Accentuation, Acceptation, Acceptilation, Acception, Acclimatation, Acclimation, Acclimatization, Accombination, Accommodation, Accreditation, Accrementition, Accretion, Accubation, Accusation, Acervation, Acetification, Achromatization, Acidification, Acquisition, Actualization, Actuation, Acuation, Acuition, Acumination, Acupuncturation, Adaptation, Adaption, Addiction, Addition, Adduction, Ademption, Adeption, Adequation, Adfiliation, Adhibition, Adhortation, Adipoceration, Adjection, Adjudication, Adjunction, Adjuration, Adlegation, Adlocution, Admensuration, Administration, Admiration, Admixtion, Admonition, Admortization, Adnation, Adoption, Adoration, Adornation, Adosculation, Adrogation, Adsignification, Adulation, Adulteration, Adumbration, Adunation, Adustion, Advocation, Advolution, Aerification, AEstivation, Affectation, Affection, Affiliation, Affirmation, Afflation, Affliction, Afforestation, Affriction, Aggeneration, Aggeration, Agglomeration, Agglutination, Aggrandization, Aggravation, Aggregation, Agitation, Aglutition, Agnation, Agnition, Agnomination, Agricolation, Alation, Albication, Albification, Alcoholization, Alienation, Alimentation, Alkalization, Allectation, Allegation, Allegorization, Alleviation, Alligation, Alliteration, Allocation, Allocution, Alteration, Altercation, Alutation, Amalgamation, Ambulation, Ambustion, Amelioration, Americanization, Amolition, Amortization, Amotion, Amplexation, Ampliation, Amplification, Amputation, Anaesthetization, Analyzation, Anathematization, Anatomization, Angariation, Anglicization, Angulation, Angustation, Anhelation, Animalization, Animation, Annexation, Annihilation, Annomination, Annotation, Annulation, Annumeration, Annunciation, Anteposition, Antiattrition, Anticipation, Antifriction, Antilibration, Antiquation, Antivaccination, Antivivisection, Antrustion, Apertion, Apocopation, Apostemation, Apparition, Appellation, Appendication, Apperception, Appetition, Application, Apportion, Apposition, Apprecation, Appreciation, Approbation, Appropinquation, Appropriation, Approximation, Aprication, Aration, Arbitration, Arborization, Arctation, Arcuation, Arefaction, Arenation, Areolation, Argentation, Argumentation, Argutation, Arietation, Ariolation, Aromatization, Arrentation, Arreption, Arrestation, Arrogation, Arterialization, Articulation, Ascription, Asexualization, Aspection, Asperation, Asphyxiation, Aspiration, Asportation, Assassination, Assastion, Assecuration, Assecution, Assentation, assertion, Asseveration, Assibilation, Assignation, Assimulation, Association, Assuefaction, Assumption, Astipulation, Astriction, -ation, Atmolyzation, Atomization, Attemperation, Attention, Attenuation, Atterration, Attestation, Attrectation, Attribution, Attrition, Aucupation, Audition, Augmentation, Auguration, Aurigation, Auscultation, Authorization, Autofecundation, Auto-infection, Auto-inoculation, Auto-intoxication, Autosuggestion, Autotoxication, Averruncation, Aversation, Aviation, Avocation, Avolation, Backwardation, Ballotation, Balneation, Balsamation, Bannition, Baptization, Bastion, Beatification, Benediction, Benefaction, Bifurcation, Bilection, Biliation, Bilocation, Bipartition, Bisection, Bituminization, Blandation, Blatteration, Boation, Bolection, Bombilation, Bombination, Botheration, Brutalization, By-election, Cachinnation, Calamistration, Calcification, Calcination, Calcitration, Calculation, Calefaction, Caligation, Callisection, Calorification, Calumniation, Cameration, Canalization, Cancellation, Canceration, Canonization, Cantation, Cantillation, Cantion, Capillation, Capitation, Capitulation, Caprification, Caption, Carbonatation, Carbonization, Carbunculation, Carnation, Carnification, Caseation, Cassation, Castellation, Castigation, Castrametation, Castration, Catechisation, Catenation, Causation, Cauterization, Cavillation, Celebration, Cementation, Cenation, Centesimation, Centralization, Cephalization, Cerebration, Certification, Cessation, Characterization, Chatteration, Chitinization, Chlorination, Chondrification, Chrismation, Christianization, Chylifaction, Chylification, Chymification, Cibation, Cicatrization, Cicuration, Cinefaction, Cineration, Circination, Circuition, Circulation, Circumcursation, Circumdenudation, Circumduction, Circumflection, Circumgestation, Circumgyration, Circumlocution, Circumnavigation, Circumnutation, Circumposition, Circumrotation, Circumscription, Circumspection, Circumvallation, Circumvection, Circumvention, Circumvolation, Circumvolution, Citation, Citrination, Clamation, Clarification, Classification, Claudication, Coacervation, Coaction, Coadaptation, Coadunation, Coadunition, Coagmentation, Coagulation, Coalition, Coaptation, Coarctation, Coarticulation, Coaxation, Coction, Codification, Coeducation, Coemption. 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Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-c-i-i-m-n-o-p-t" | |
-1 letter: amniotic, optician. | |
-2 letters: apomict, campion, caption, comitia, impaint, maintop, paction, potamic, ptomain, tampion, timpani, timpano. | |
-3 letters: action, aminic, anomic, atomic, atonic, atopic, camion, cation, catnip, impact, intima, manioc, manito, mantic, miotic, optima, pianic, pionic, pitman, potman, tampon. | |
-4 letters: acini, actin, amici, amino, amnic, amnio, animi, antic, campi, campo, canto, capon, coapt, coati, compt, cotan, imino, inapt, ionic, macon, manic, matin, octan, ontic, optic, paint, panic, panto, patin, patio, piano, picot, pinot, pinta, pinto, piton, point, toman, tonic, topic. | |
-5 letters: amin, anti, atom, atop, cain, camp, cant, capo, ciao, cion, coat, coin, coma, comp, coni, icon, impi, inia, inti, into, iota, main, mano, mica, mina, mini, mint, moan, moat, naoi, nipa, noma, nota, omit, otic, pact, pain, pant, pian, pica, pima, pina, pint, pion, pita, taco, tain, tamp, tipi, topi. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-c-i-i-m-n-o-p-t" | |
+1 letter: impactions, miscaption, pantomimic. | |
+2 letters: compilation, implication, imprecation, incompliant, miscaptions. | |
+3 letters: amphictyonic, compilations, complicating, complication, emancipation, implications, importancies, imprecations, incompatible, incompatibly, misanthropic, miscaptioned, protactinium, undiplomatic. | |
+4 letters: actinomorphic, amphictyonies, amplification, anisometropic, antispasmodic, complications, compositional, emancipations, incompatibles, miscaptioning, neoplasticism, nondiplomatic, protactiniums, recompilation. | |
+5 letters: actinomorphies, amplifications, antispasmodics, compensability, enantiomorphic, exceptionalism, intercomparing, micropulsation, misapplication, miscomputation, multiplication, neoplasticisms, nonimplication, pinealectomies, pinealectomize, recompilations, simplification. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)49 6D 70 61 63 74 69 6F 6E |
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Morse Code (1836) (references).. -- .--. .- -.-. - .. --- -. |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01001001 01101101 01110000 01100001 01100011 01110100 01101001 01101111 01101110 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)I m p a c t i o n |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0049 006D 0070 0061 0063 0074 0069 006F 006E |
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)437982676986758180 |
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