impinges in English

verb

1

have an effect or impact, especially a negative one.

Nora was determined that the tragedy would impinge as little as possible on Constance's life

synonyms: affect, have an effect on, touch, have a bearing on, influence, have/make an impact on, leave a mark on

verb

affect, have an effect on, touch, have a bearing on, influence, have/make an impact on, leave a mark on
encroach on, intrude on, infringe (on), invade, trespass on, obtrude, cut through, interfere with, violate, horn in on
entrench, trench, encroach
encroach, infringe

Use "impinges" in a sentence

1. Global Effects Unlike other types of pollution , air pollution impinges on the climate too .

2. A continuous stream of charged particles , called the solar wind, impinges on the earth's magnetosphere.

3. 25 A continuous stream of charged particles , called the solar wind, impinges on the earth's magnetosphere.

4. Each of these four areas impinges on the others, in a complex matrix as it were.

5. We are thus not persuaded that the Hyde Amendment impinges on the constitutionally protected freedom of choice recognized in Wade. Sentencedict.com

6. 23 But now I shall leave you with one final anecdote which impinges on both issues of morale and moral fibre.

7. At least one wall of the region is so disposed or designed that the radiation for refraction impinges on or emerges from the surface at an angle which is different from 90°.

8. The diffuser geometry (13) comprises adjustable guide vanes (16), each of which is rotatably mounted on a guide-vane shaft (17), and a rotating adjusting ring (19) that impinges upon the guide vanes (16).

9. Anoxic conditions are also found in the upper sediment layers of the Arabian Sea, where the oxygen minimum zone of the water column impinges on the continental margins in regions where high organic matter fluxes from monsoonal upwelling occur.