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nonimpact

nonimpact adjective: not involving impact.

Adjective

nonimpact (not comparable)

  1. Not involving impact.
    • a nonimpact printing technology
    • nonimpact aerobics

Noun

nonimpact (countable and uncountable, plural nonimpacts)

  1. Absence of impact; a situation where no impact occurs.
  2. (countable) A printer that is not an impact printer.
    • Q: Are nonimpacts noisier or quieter than impact printers?
      A: The nonimpacts are almost silent compared to the noisy, hammer-striking printers.1985, Melvin Berger, Computers: A Question and Answer Book, page 30

Forms of nonimpact

pluralnonimpacts

Origin of nonimpact

From non- + impact.

Questions about nonimpact

What does nonimpact mean?
Nonimpact means not involving impact.
What part of speech is nonimpact?
Nonimpact can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near nonimpact in the dictionary

  1. nonimmunosuppressant
  2. nonimmunosuppressed
  3. nonimmunosuppressive
  4. nonimmutability
  5. nonimmutable
  6. nonimpact
  7. nonimpacted
  8. nonimpactive
  9. nonimpacts
  10. nonimpaired
  11. nonimpairment

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