(engineering) Removal of liquid droplets from a flowing gas or vapor stream by causing it to collide with a baffle plate at high velocity, so that the droplets fall away from the stream. Also known as liquid knockout.
impingement
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(im′pinj·mənt)
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noun
- An advance beyond proper or legal limits: encroachment, entrenchment, infringement, intrusion, obtrusion, trespass. See enter/exit.
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The striking or application of excessive pressure to a tissue by food or a prosthesis.
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Trapping of soft tissues, e.g. a nerve.
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The noun has 2 meanings:
Meaning #1:
influencing strongly
Synonyms: encroachment, impact
Meaning #2:
a sharp collision produced by striking or dashing against something
Synonym: impaction
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