Meaning of IMPINGE
| Pronunciation: | | im'pinj
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- [v] advance beyond the usual limit
- [v] impinge or infringe upon; "This impinges on my rights as an individual"; "This matter entrenches on other domains"
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| | Synonyms: | | encroach, encroach, entrench, infringe, trench |
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| | See Also: | | advance, go on, march on, move on, pass on, progress, take advantage, trespass | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Im*pinge"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Impinged}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Impinging}.] [L. impingere; pref. im- in + pangere to
fix, strike; prob. akin to pacisci to agree, contract. See
{Pact}, and cf. {Impact}.]
To fall or dash against; to touch upon; to strike; to hit; to
ciash with; -- with on or upon.
The cause of reflection is not the impinging of light
on the solid or impervious parts of bodies. --Sir I.
Newton.
But, in the present order of things, not to be employed
without impinging on God's justice. --Bp.
Warburton.
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| | Definition: | | 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. |
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