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impact verb

  /ɪmˈpækt/ , /ˈɪmpækt/
  • (transitive) To compress; to compact; to press into something or pack together.
 affecter, toucher

impact noun

  /ɪmˈpækt/ , /ˈɪmpækt/
  • The force or energy of a collision of two objects.
 impact, collision, choc
  • (figurative, proscribed) A significant or strong influence or effect.
 impact

impactful adjective

  /ɪmˈpæktfəl/ , /ˈɪmpæktfəl/
  • Having impact. [from c. 1940]
 percutant

impaction noun

  /ɪmˈpækʃən/
  • (dentistry) Failure of a tooth to erupt into the dental arch, because of adjacent teeth, dense overlying bone, excessive soft tissue, or other factor.
 enclavement, inclusion

impacted adjective

  • (dentistry) Of a tooth, subject to dental impaction.
 enclavée, incluse
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