| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Noun | 1. Signifies an entity that impinges, based on the verb impinge.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Verb Base (impinge) | 1. Impinge or infringe upon; "This impinges on my rights as an individual".[Wordnet]. 2. Advance beyond the usual limit.[Wordnet]. 3. To fall or dash against; to touch upon; to strike; to hit; to ciash with; -- with on or upon.[Websters]. 4. Base verb from the following inflections: impinging, impinged, impinges, impinger, impingers, impingingly and impingedly.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
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Specialty Definition: impinge
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Noah Webster | [Verb] impinj'. 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.. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. | ||
| Administration | To collide or strike. (references) | ||
| Geography | Impinge is geographically located in Zimbabwe. Its features include a mine(s) (a site where mineral ores are extracted from the ground by excavating surface pits and subterranean passages). Its geographic coordinates are 16.916667 degrees South latitude and 30.816667 degrees East longitude. (references) | ||
| Geology | To strike and attack directly, as in curvilinear flow where the current does not follow the curve but continues on tangent into the bank on the outside of a bend in the channel. (references) | ||
| Wiktionary | 1: [Verb] (figuratively) to interfere with. (references) | 2: [Verb] to make an impact (on, upon). (references) | |
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Common Expressions: impinge
| Expressions | Definition | ||
| Impinge on | Hit against; come into sudden contact with. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. | ||
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Specialty Expressions: IMPINGER
| Expressions | Domain | Definition | |
| Dust-sampling impinger | Mining | A portable instrument for collecting dust samples so that corrective measures can be taken for dust control and the prevention of respiratory diseases. Dust-laden air is impinged in sampling flasks by manual, compressed air, or electrical suction devices. Dust counts are made from the collected air at laboratories with microscopes and counting cells. (references) | |
| Greenburg-Smith impinger | Mining | A dust-sampling apparatus evolved by the U. S. Bureau of Mines that makes use of the principle of impingement of the dust-laden air at high velocity on a wetted glass surface, together with that of bubbling the air through a liquid medium. See also: midget impinger. (references) | |
| Midget impinger | Environment | Device used for a long time for collecting the number of dust particles per cubic foot for silicosis despite its inefficiency in collecting small particles. Source: European Union. (references) | |
| Midget impinger | Mining | A dust-sampling apparatus almost identical in principle and design with the regular Greenburg-Smith impinger, the main difference being its smaller size and the fact that only a 12-in (30.5-cm) head of water is required for its operation. See also: Greenburg-Smith impinger. (references) | |
| Standard impinger | Mining | For many years, the Greenburg-Smith impinger was the routine dust sampling instrument in this country. It is still relied upon as a standard, but because of its size and weight, is little used underground today. (references) | |
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