Meanings
adjectiveimpingent (comparative more impingent, superlative most impingent)
comparative more impingent · superlative most impingent
- Striking against or upon; impinging.
Origin
- Latinimpingens
- Englishimpingent
From Latin impingens.
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impingent. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/impingent
MLA
“impingent.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/impingent. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “impingent,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/impingent.
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