impacts
impacts is a polysyllabic word with 2 syllables. Using the Knuth-Liang algorithm, we calculated the hyphenation for the word you’ve entered. However, this hyphenation has not been verified against authoritative sources and may be approximate. This is because the algorithm relies on pre-defined patterns that may not cover all exceptions, contextual variations, or irregular spellings. We are working to verify hyphenations against trusted sources to ensure greater accuracy. For now, impacts is hyphenated as:
Definitions ofimpacts
- The striking of one body against another; collision.
- The force or energy of a collision of two objects.
Example: "The hatchet cut the wood on impact."
- A forced impinging.
Example: "His spine had an impingement; L4 and L5 made impact, which caused numbness in his leg."
- A significant or strong influence; an effect.
Example: "His friend's opinion had an impact on his decision."
- To collide or strike, the act of impinging.
Example: "When the hammer impacts the nail, it bends."
- To compress; to compact; to press into something or pack together.
Example: "The footprints of birds do not impact the soil in the way those of dinosaurs do."
- To influence; to affect; to have an impact on.
Example: "I can make the changes, but it will impact the schedule."
- To stamp or impress onto something.
Example: "Ideas impacted on the mind."
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