impact

pango (Latin)

(figuratively) I fix, determine, settle, especially—. (figuratively, of actions) I celebrate, tell of, record, compose accounts of. (figuratively, of compositions) I compose, write. (metonymically) I set, plant. (of marital matters) I promise, pledge, engage to do, undertake to perform. (transferred) I beget (children). I agree upon; I covenant, agree, stipulate, contract (only in perfect [...]

impingere (Latin)

impactus (Latin)

impact (English)

(transitive) To collide or strike.. (transitive) To compress; to compact; to press or pack together.. (transitive, proscribed) To influence; to affect; to have an impact on. (chiefly, medicine) A forced impinging.. A significant or strong influence; an effect.. The force or energy of a collision of two objects.. The striking of one body against another; collision.