Meanings
nounimpendency (countable and uncountable, plural impendencies)
plural impendencies · alternative impendence
- countableuncountableThe state of impending.
- countableuncountableThat which impends.
Impendence of volcanic cloud.
1843–1860, John Ruskin, Modern Painters, volume (please specify |volume=I to V), London: Smith, Elder and Co., […], →OCLC
Synonyms & antonyms
nounthe state of being imminent and liable to happen soon
Broader
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Chicago
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