IMPINGEMENT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does impingement mean? 

• IMPINGEMENT (noun)
  The noun IMPINGEMENT has 2 senses:

1. influencing strongly

2. a sharp collision produced by striking or dashing against something

  Familiarity information: IMPINGEMENT used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• IMPINGEMENT (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Influencing strongly

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

encroachment; impact; impingement

Context example:

they resented the impingement of American values on European culture

Hypernyms ("impingement" is a kind of...):

influence (causing something without any direct or apparent effort)

Derivation:

impinge (impinge or infringe upon)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A sharp collision produced by striking or dashing against something

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

impaction; impingement

Hypernyms ("impingement" is a kind of...):

crash; smash (the act of colliding with something)

 Context examples 

A rare neurologic disorder caused by impingement of the nerve roots of the cauda equina secondary to disc herniation, spinal stenosis, vertebral fracture, neoplasm or infection.

(Cauda Equina Syndrome, NCI Thesaurus)