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Webster 1913 Edition


Impinge

Im-pinge′

,
Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Impinged
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Impinging
.]
[L.
impingere
; pref.
im-
in +
pangere
to fix, strike; prob. akin to
pacisci
to agree, contract. See
Pact
, and cf.
Impact
.]
To fall or dash against; to touch upon; to strike; to hit; to clash with; – with on or upon.
The cause of reflection is not the
impinging
of light on the solid or impervious parts of bodies.
Sir I. Newton.
But, in the present order of things, not to be employed without
impinging
on God’s justice.
Bp. Warburton.

Webster 1828 Edition


Impinge

IMPINGE

,
Verb.
I.
impinj'. [L. impingo; in and pango, to strike. See Pack.] To fall against; to strike; to dash against; to clash upon.
The cause of reflection is not the impinging of light on the solid or impervious parts of bodies.

Definition 2024


împinge

împinge

See also: impinge

Romanian

Verb

a împinge (third-person singular present împinge, past participle împins) 3rd conj.

  1. to push (transitive: apply a force to (an object) so that it moves away), thrust, shove
  2. to goad, drive

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • împingere