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impaction
Variant of impact
transitive verb
- to force tightly together; pack; wedge
- to affect: a usage objected to by some
intransitive verb
- to hit with force
- to have an effect: usually with on: a usage objected to by some
noun
- a striking together; violent contact; collision
- the force of a collision; shock
- the power of an event, idea, etc. to produce changes, move the feelings, etc.
Related Forms:
- impaction noun
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