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UK
/ɪmpˈɪndʒmənt/
]
NOUN
- a sharp collision produced by striking or dashing against something
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influencing strongly
they resented the impingement of American values on European culture
How To Use impingement In A Sentence
- It severely limits mobility, and it causes wear and tear on the spine, leading to nerve impingement in the weakened areas and in the sciatica. Elizabeth Taylor's health problems began early
- He has two types of impingement, a "pincer" and a "cam," and Philippon will only repair the pincer impingement in tomorrow's procedure. Undefined
- Another application is analysis of plume impingement, the effects of firing of thrusters by one spacecraft on another spacecraft nearby.
- He has an impingement, meaning bone is striking bone. Undefined
- As an additional consideration in butterfly, the lower the shoulders are to the water (good for bioenergetics, but bad for impingement biomechanics), the worse it is for recovery impingement.
- they resented the impingement of American values on European culture
- Omar Minaya used the word "impingement" in explaining the injury Friday. Undefined
- Pain with flexion, internal rotation and adduction (impingement position) is present in the majority of athletes with this condition. New Treatments for Hip Pain
- Over time, that insignificant value becomes significant," said Connors, who rattled through an abridged list of Khannouchi's ailments—patellofemoral syndrome, ankle impingement, bone spurs and something called hallux rigidus, which is degenerative arthritis in the big toe. The Achy Return of a Running Icon
- This recognition of a void created an identity with real impingements upon it.