English Explanatory Dictionary

impactor

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of several machines or devices in which a part impacts on another, or on a material.
  2. An object which impacts another.

Pronunciation

/ɪmˈpæktɚ/ /ɪmˈpæktə/

Word forms

impactor impactors

Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin impāctor, from impingō + -tor.

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