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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. influencing strongly;
- Example: "they resented the impingement of American values on European culture"
[syn: impingement, encroachment, impact]

2. a sharp collision produced by striking or dashing against something;
[syn: impingement, impaction]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Impingement \Im*pinge"ment\, n.
   The act of impinging.
   [1913 Webster]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

impingement
    n 1: influencing strongly; "they resented the impingement of
         American values on European culture" [syn: impingement,
         encroachment, impact]
    2: a sharp collision produced by striking or dashing against
       something [syn: impingement, impaction]