impactor
UK/ɪmˈpæktə/US/ɪmˈpæktɚ/
impactor noun: any of several machines or devices in which a part impacts on another, or on a material.
Noun
impactor (plural impactors)
- Any 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
- Although Dr. Bottke remains unconvinced that the impactor had a cometary origin, he noted that the asteroid explanation also raised many exciting and unresolved questions.2021 February 15, Becky Ferreira, “Where Did the Dinosaur-Killing Impactor Come From?”, in The New York Times, →ISSN
impactor meaning in Tamil
impactor in Tamil
- தாக்கி
Forms of impactor
| plural | impactors |
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Origin of impactor
Borrowed from New Latin impāctor, from impingō + -tor.
Words that rhyme with impactor
- factor
- actor
- extractor
- tractor
- retractor
- protractor
- reactor
- abstracter
- abstractor
- attractor
- compacter
- exactor
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Questions about impactor
- What does impactor mean?
- Impactor means any of several machines or devices in which a part impacts on another, or on a material.
- What is impactor in Tamil?
- Impactor in Tamil is தாக்கி. See Impactor meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is impactor?
- Impactor is a noun.
- How do you pronounce impactor?
- Impactor is pronounced /ɪmˈpæktɚ/ (US).
- What is the plural of impactor?
- The plural of impactor is impactors.
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