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Thursday, September 10, 2009

2.29 Impact

Word Pronunciation Definition Related Forms
impact /'ɪmpækt/ Noun
  1. (countable & uncountable) The impact is the effect of an act, statement, change, etc.
  2. (countable) An impact is the act of one object hitting another. 
Verb
(transitive) To impact something is to hit or affect it.		 impacted
impactor
impactive
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  1. MJSeptember 11, 2009 at 11:34 AM

    Thus, this approach to counting participants may have underestimated the potential impact of an after-school program.

    Japanese: eikyou suru

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  2. ChoiSeptember 12, 2009 at 5:09 PM

    The impact made him grimace.
    Korean : 충돌(하다)(collision), 격돌(하다)[on, into, against].

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  3. Daoqin ZhaoSeptember 12, 2009 at 11:06 PM

    impact
    ['impækt]
    n. 冲击(力),冲突,影响(力)
    vt. 挤入,压紧;撞击;对...发生影响
    A barrier that protects a harbor or shore from the full impact of waves.

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  4. SofiyaSeptember 13, 2009 at 7:52 PM

    And it will have no impact on President Calderon's battle with the major drug trafficking organizations.

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  5. ReiSeptember 14, 2009 at 1:59 AM

    The impact of the stone against the windowpane shattered the glass.

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  6. BradSeptember 14, 2009 at 2:09 AM

    The book made a great impact on its readers.

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  7. SamSeptember 14, 2009 at 2:49 AM

    I like making immediate decisions that impact patients' lives. It's what I do well.
    Italian: Impatto

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  8. Andy WongSeptember 14, 2009 at 3:17 AM

    The Impact Project is an ongoing initiative whose goal is to determine the impact of software engineering research upon software engineering practice.

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  9. Elfre A.September 15, 2009 at 2:33 PM

    This image shows a large impact on Jupiter's south polar region captured on July 20.
    Spanish: Impacto

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  10. Inna K.September 16, 2009 at 3:27 PM

    Exactly how alcohol affects the brain and the likelihood of reversing the impact of heavy drinking on the brain remain hot topics in alcohol research today.
    Russian: воздействие

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