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Definitions: Impingement |
ImpingementNoun1. Influencing strongly: "they resented the impingement of American values on European culture". 2. A sharp collision produced by striking or dashing against something. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "impingement" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1891. (references) |
Synonyms: ImpingementSynonyms: encroachment (n), impact (n), impaction (n). (additional references) |
Crosswords: Impingement |
| English words defined with "impingement": encroachment ♦ impact ♦ Phosphene. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "impingement": condensation coefficient ♦ deluge water spray system ♦ Greenburg-Smith impinger ♦ impingement rate ♦ long-running thermal precipitator ♦ Owen's jet dust counter, oxygen impingement process ♦ rate of incidence ♦ Shoulder Impingement Syndrome ♦ thermal node. (references) |
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| "Impingement" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Impingement" is used about 7 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% | 7 | 133,076 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expressions using "impingement": impingement of sonic ray ♦ Shoulder Impingement Syndrome. Additional references. | |
| Hyphenated Usage | |
Beginning with "impingement": impingement-type. | |
| 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 |
shoulder impingement | 81 |
impingement syndrome | 62 |
impingement | 28 |
impingement nerve | 9 |
impingement nerve root | 4 |
impingement symptom | 3 |
impingement mechanical shoulder | 2 |
impingement mechanical | 2 |
impingement shoulder therapy | 2 |
impingement internal | 2 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "impingement"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Albanian | shkelje (breaking, crushing, delinquency, encroachment, infraction, infringement, invasion, irregularity, lap, obtrusion, offence, outrage, overlap, perambulation, squelcher, stamping, transgression, trespass, violation), goditje (assault, bang, bash, batting, beat, biff, blow, buffet, bump, cant, chop, clean and jerk, clip, dash, dint, drive, fib, flap, hit, ictus, incitement, infliction, jab, joggle, jolt, knock, knocking, lick, percussion, poke, pound, push, shock, slat, sock, stimulus, strike, stroke, thrust, thwack, tremor, welt). (various references) | |
Bulgarian | удар (bang, bat, blow, buff, buffet, butt, chop, clash, clump, counter, cut, dint, go off, hit, impact, jab, jar, keystroke, knock, pass, pelt, percussion, push, rap, shake, shock, shy, smack, smash, strike, stroke, thrust, touch, turn, whack, whiplash, wipe), въздействие (action, edge, effect, impact, influence, leaven, reach, repercussions), посегателство (aggression, encroachment, infringement, inroad, invasion, violation). (various references) | |
Czech | srážka (clash, collision, crash, deduction, impact, melee). (various references) | |
Danish | injektion (carrier injection, charge-carrier injection, impingement-type injector, impinging-stream injector, injection), indsprøjtning (fuel injection, impingement-type injector, impinging-stream injector, injection), i draabeslagapparatur frembringes en hurtigstroemmende vandstraale gennem hvilken metalproevestykkerne foeres periodisk (drop impingement apparatus producing a rapidly flowing jet of water through which the metal test-pieces are periodically passed), korrosion paa grund af errosion,kavitation eller turbulens kan betragtes som former for stroemningskorrosion (cavitation or impingement, corrosion due to erosion, which may be regarded as forms of flow-dependent corrosion). (various references) | |
Dutch | ruppe slagapparaten produceren een snel stromende waterstraal waardoor periodiek metaalmonsters bewegen (drop impingement apparatus producing a rapidly flowing jet of water through which the metal test-pieces are periodically passed), erosiecorrosie, cavitatie-erosie en impingement attack die moeten worden beschouwd als deelgebieden van de corrosie in stromende media (cavitation or impingement, corrosion due to erosion, which may be regarded as forms of flow-dependent corrosion). (various references) | |
Finnish | virtauksesta riippuva korroosio (cavitation or impingement, corrosion due to erosion, which may be regarded as forms of flow-dependent corrosion), kavitaatiokorroosio (cavitation or impingement, corrosion due to erosion, which may be regarded as forms of flow-dependent corrosion), eroosiokorroosio (cavitation or impingement, corrosion due to erosion, which may be regarded as forms of flow-dependent corrosion). (various references) | |
French | contact. (various references) | |
German | Zusammenstoß (brush, clash, collision, conflict, crash, crunch, encounter, skirmish, smash). (various references) | |
Greek | πρόσκρουση (concussion, crash landing, impaction, shock). (various references) | |
Hungarian | visszaverődés (reflection, refraction, repercussion, reverberation), taszítás (jerk, push, repulsion, shake, shove, toss), ütközés (collision, hurtling, impact, shock). (various references) | |
Italian | corrosioni dovute all' erosione, cavitazione o urto, che possono essere considerate come forme di corrosione dipendente dai fluidi (cavitation or impingement, corrosion due to erosion, which may be regarded as forms of flow-dependent corrosion), apparechio a goccia d'urto che fornisce un getto d'acqua rapidamente fluente attraverso il quale le provette di metallo vengono fatte passare periodicamente (drop impingement apparatus producing a rapidly flowing jet of water through which the metal test-pieces are periodically passed). (various references) | |
Manx | bwoalley noi (come against, impinge). (various references) | |
Pig Latin | impingementay.(various references) | |
Portuguese | impacto (bump, hit, impact, impaction, impulsion), fazer acreditar, colisão (bump, clashing, collision, conflict, contention, crash, dash, impact, shock, smash). (various references) | |
Russian | удар (a smack in the eye /in the face/, apoplexy, bash, blow, box, buffet, bump, cant, chop, clap, cob, cut, dash, fit of apoplexy, hit, impact, jab, kick, knock, loft, lunge, percussion, pick, push, putt, shock, stabbings, stroke, swat, thrust, wallop, well-judged blow, welt), покушение (attempt). (various references) | |
Serbo-Croatian | udaranje (percussion, punching, striking), padanje (fall, hang), ogrešenje. (various references) | |
Spanish | instrucción (command, direction, drill, education, injunction, instruction, interim order, order, school, schooling, statement, training, tuition). (various references) | |
Swedish | intrång (derogation, encroachment, incursion, infringement, infringment, inroad, intrusion, invasion, penetration, perpetration, trespass, trespassing), stöt (blast, bump, concussion, dig, hit, impact, impulse, jab, jar, jerk, job, jog, jolt, jostle, knock, pass, percussion, prod, push, shock, shove, thrust, thump), slag (action, bang, battle, beat, bilge, blow, bust, clip, clout, cuff, cut, day, description, diaclase, dye, fashion, fight, fissure, flapping, fracture, genre, genus, hit, impact, jab, joint, joints, kidney, kind, knock, lape, lapel, larrup, lash, lay, leg, lick, moment, nature, order, percussion, quality, scuffle, shock, slap, smack, species, stamp, strike, stroke, struggle, tack, tap, thump, turn, type, warbling, wham, whang), påverkan (action, bias, impact, influence). (various references) | |
Ukranian | сутичка (affair, affront, bump, bustle, clash, collision, conflict, encounter, fight, fighting, fray, jostle, mix in, rencontre, rencounter, scramble, scrimmage, scrummage, shock, skirmish, tilt), удар (bat, beat, biff, bobbing, buffet, bunt, cant, chop, clap, cracker, hit, impact, impulsion, jolt, kick, knock, onslaught, percussion, pick, push, put, shock, shot, smite, spat, stab, strike, stroke, tick, tilt, wap), посягання. (various references) | |
Vietnamese | sự vi phạm (contravention, infringement, violation), sự va chạm sự tác động, sự ảnh hưởng sự chạm đến, sự đụng chạm (shock). (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "impingement": impingements. (additional references) | |
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"Impingement" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: impingment. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| Words rhyming with "impingement" (pronounced 'Im*pinge"ment'): Abasement, Abashment, Abatement, Abetment, Abjurement, Abodement, Aborsement, Abortment, Abridgment, Absentment, Abutment, Accordment, Accouchement, Accroachment, Accrument, Accusement, Acquirement, Acquitment, Adjournment, Adjudgment, Adjustment, Adorement, Adornment, Advancement, Advisement, Affeerment, Afforcement, Affordment, Affrayment, Affreightment, Affrightment, Aggroupment, Agistment, Agreement, Agroupment, Ailment, Alignment, Alinement, Allayment, Allegement, Allignment, Allotment, Allurement, Amassment, Amazement, Amendment, Amercement, Amusement, Annexment, Announcement, Annulment, Anointment, Apartment, Appallment, Appeachment, Appeasement, Appertainment, Appliment, Applotment, Appointment, Appraisement, Apprizement, Approachment, Arraignment, Arrestment, Ascertainment, Aspirement, Assailment, Assentment, Assessment, assignment, Assithment, Assortment, Assuagement, Assythment, Astoundment, Attachment, Attainment, Attaintment, Attendment, Attirement, Attornment, auripigment, Availment, Avengement, Averment, Avisement, Avouchment, Bailment, Baptizement, Basement, Batement, Befriendment, Beguilement, Benightment, Benumbment, Bequeathment, Bereavement, Beseechment, Besetment, Besiegement, Bestowment, Betrayment, Betrothment, Betrustment, Bewailment, Bewitchment, Bewrayment, Bisegment, Blastment, Bodement, Bombardment, Bushment, Butment, Cajolement, Casement, Catchment, Cerement, Cessment, Chatoyment, Cloyment, Coadjustment, Commandment, Commencement, Commitment, Compartment, Compilement, Completement, Complotment, Comportment, Concealment, Condolement, Confinement, Confutement, Congealment, Conjurement, Consignment, Containment, Contentment, Contrivement, Controlment, Convincement, Copartment, Counterrolment, Curtailment, Debarment, Debasement, Debatement, Debauchment, Deboshment, Decampment, Decidement, Declarement, Decorement, Deducement, Defacement, Deferment, Definement, Deforcement, Defraudment, Defrayment, Degradement, Delayment, Denotement, Denouncement, Department, Deplorement, Deportment, Depravement, Deprivement, Derailment, Derangement, Derivement, Desightment, Designment, Despisement, Despoilment, Detachment, Detainment, Determent, Dethronement, Devolvement, Devotement, Diducement, Disagreement, Disannulment, Disappointment, Disarrangement, Disarrayment, Disavowment, Disbandment, Disbarment, Disbursement, Discernment, Discontentment, Diseasement, Disembarkment, Disemboguement, Disemployment, Disenchantment, Disendowment, Disengagement, Disenthrallment, Disgorgement, Disguisement, Disimprovement, Disinterment, Disinthrallment, Dislodgment, Dismastment, Disobligement, Disownment, Dispatchment, Disportment, Disposement, Distillment, Divergement, Divestment, Divinement, Divorcement, Easement, Effacement, Ejectment, Eloignment, Eloinment, Elopement, Embalmment, Embankment, Embarkment, Embasement, Embayment, Embedment, Emboitement, Embossment, Emboyssement, Embracement, Embranchment, Embreathement, Embroilment, Embushment, Empalement, Emplacement, Employment, Enactment, Encampment, Encasement, Encashment, Enchainment, Enchantment, Enclavement, Encroachment, Encrustment, Encystment, Endearment, Endictment, Endowment, Enduement, Endurement, Enfeoffment, Enfoldment, Enforcement, Engagement, Engorgement, Engraffment, Engrailment, Engravement, Engrossment, Engulfment, enhancement, Enjoinment, Enjoyment, Enlacement, Enlargement, Enlistment, Enouncement, Enragement, Enrichment, Enrockment, Enrollment, Enslavement, Enswathement, Entailment, Entassment, Entertainment, Enthrallment, Enthronement, Enticement, Entombment, Entrancement, Entreatment, Entwinement, Enwrapment, Epaulement, Equipment, Erasement, Escapement, Escarpment, Eschewment, Espousement, Estrangement, Estrepement, Evincement, Evolvement, Exaltment, Excitement, Excusement, Exertment, Exhalement, Exhaustment, Explorement, Extolment, Farcement, Feoffment, figment, fitment, Fleshment, Forcement, Foreappointment, Forebodement, Forejudgment, fragment, Freshment, Frightment, fulfillment, garment, Gazement, Imbankment, Imbowment, Imbruement, Imbrutement, Imbuement, Imbursement, Immoment, immurement, Impackment, impairment, Impartment, impeachment, Imposement, impressment, improvement, Impugnment, Incagement, incasement, Incensement, incitement, Incommodement, Increasement, Incrustment, Indebtment, Indentment, indictment, Inditement, Indorsement, Indowment, inducement, Induement, Indulgement, Infeoffment, Infoldment, infringement, Ingraftment, Ingulfment, Insignment, installment, instillment, Insultment, Intendment, Interchangement, Interlacement, interment, internment, Inthrallment, Intombment, intrenchment, Introducement, Intwinement, Inurement, investment, Invitement, involvement, judgment, jument, Lavement, Ledgment, lodgment, loment, maladjustment, Maltreament, Mandment, Manurement, Mendment, Misadjustment, Misallotment, Misarrangement, Misemployment, Misimprovement, Misjudgment, misplacement, misstatement. 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Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "e-e-g-i-i-m-m-n-n-p-t" | |
-3 letters: imminent. | |
-4 letters: eminent, impinge, iteming, meeting, minting, nimming, peening, peining, pigment, teeming, temping. | |
-5 letters: emetin, engine, gimmie, ignite, imping, intime, intine, meinie, meting, miming, mining, peeing, penmen, pieing, pinene, pining, pinite, pitmen, teeing, tegmen, tenpin, tieing, tiepin, timing, tining, tinmen. | |
| Words containing the letters "e-e-g-i-i-m-m-n-n-p-t" | |
+1 letter: impingements, implementing. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)49 6D 70 69 6E 67 65 6D 65 6E 74 |
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Morse Code (1836) (references).. -- .--. .. -. --. . -- . -. - |
| Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01001001 01101101 01110000 01101001 01101110 01100111 01100101 01101101 01100101 01101110 01110100 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)I m p i n g e m e n t |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0049 006D 0070 0069 006E 0067 0065 006D 0065 006E 0074 |
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)4379827580737179718086 |
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