English noun: impingement | |||
| 1. | impingement (act) influencing strongly | ||
| Samples | They resented the impingement of American values on European culture. | ||
| Synonyms | encroachment, impact | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | influence | ||
| 2. | impingement (act) a sharp collision produced by striking or dashing against something | ||
| Synonyms | impaction | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | crash, smash | ||