| Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary 1,524,186,261 visitors served. |
Dictionary/ thesaurus | Medical dictionary | Legal dictionary | Financial dictionary | Acronyms | Idioms | Encyclopedia | Wikipedia encyclopedia | ? |
Impact |
Also found in: Dictionary/thesaurus, Medical, Idioms, Wikipedia | 0.06 sec. |
|
Impact A force, also known as impulsive force, which acts only during a short time interval but which is sufficiently large to cause an appreciable change in the momentum of the system on which it acts. The momentum change produced by the impulsive force is described by the momentum-impulse relation. See Collision (physics), Impulse (mechanics) |
|
| ? Mentioned in | ? References in periodicals archive | |
|---|---|---|
The consequences of cerumen impaction can be divided into two major types: medical and audiologic. In fact, cerumen impaction is one of the most common causes of hearing loss in the elderly and can be attributed to a hearing loss of up to 40 decibels. As the name implies, impact crushers process via impaction and can be employed as a primary or secondary unit in recycling applications. |
| Encyclopedia |
| Free Tools: |
For surfers:
Browser extension |
Word of the Day |
Help
For webmasters: Free content | Linking | Lookup box | Double-click lookup | Partner with us |
|---|