Definition of Impactor

1. Noun. Any of several machines or devices in which a part impacts on another, or on a material ¹

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Definition of Impactor

1. impacter [n -S] - See also: impacter

Lexicographical Neighbors of Impactor

impacted
impacted foetus
impacted fracture
impacted teeth
impacted tooth
impacter
impacters
impactful
impactfully
impactfulness
impacting
impactions
impactive
impactless
impactor (current term)
impactors
impacts
impaint
impainted
impainting
impaints
impair
impaired
impaired glucose tolerance
impairedness
impaireds
impairer
impairers
impairing

Literary usage of Impactor

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Sensor Systems for Biological Agent Attacks: Protecting Buildings and by Bmed, National Research Council (U.S.), ebrary, Inc (2005)
"Particle separation in a virtual impactor is primarily a function of the Stokes ... Were it not for wall losses in a virtual impactor, the concentration of ..."

2. Niosh Manual of Analytical Methods: Sampling and Analytical Methods for edited by Peter M. Eller (1994)
"An impactor consists of a series of nozzles (circular- or slot-shaped) and a target ... reentrainment affect the performance characteristics of an impactor. ..."

3. Air Quality Criteria for Oxides of Nitrogenby Dennis J. Kotchmar by Dennis J. Kotchmar (1996)
"Backup filters are usually used following the final impactor stage to ... In a recent study using the Berner cascade impactor, the presence of grease on ..."

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