impingentadj.
/ɪmˈpɪndʒənt/ rare.
Impinging.
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the world > movement > impact > [adjective] > impinging
striking?1611
incident1668
impinginga1727
impingent1760
incidental1813
impacting1916
1760 J. Pringle in Philos. Trans. 1759 (Royal Soc.) 51 262 The immense velocity of the impingent body.
a1846 Sat. Mag. cited in Worcester.
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