impactor
impactor · impactors
Any of several machines or devices in which a part impacts on another, or on a materialAny of several machines or devices in which a part impacts on another, or on a material.
UK/ɪmˈpæktə/US/ɪmˈpæktɚ/
Meaning
2 sensesAny of several machines or devices in which a part impacts on another, or on a material.
cascade impactor
An object which impacts another.
Chicxulub impactor
Origin
Borrowed from New Latin impāctor, from impingō + -tor.Borrowed from New Latin impāctor, from impingō + -tor.
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