Impaction — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the condition of being pressed closely together and firmly fixed

a disorder in which feces are impacted in the lower colon

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɪmpˈækʃən/

🇬🇧British English

/ɪmpˈakʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɪmpˈakʃən/

3 syllables Say it as /ɪmpˈækʃən/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

impingement impacted tooth

Word Forms

impact

verb

press or wedge together; pack together

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Impaktion

der Zustand, eng zusammengedrückt und fest fixiert zu sein

🇪🇸Spanish

impactación

la condición de estar presionados muy juntos y firmemente fijados

🇮🇹Italian

impatto

la condizione di essere premuti strettamente insieme e saldamente fissati

🇳🇱Dutch

impactie

de toestand van dicht tegen elkaar gedrukt en stevig bevestigd

🇵🇹Portuguese

impactação

a condição de serem pressionados juntos e firmemente fixados

🇷🇺Russian

удар

состояние тесно прижатых друг к другу и прочно зафиксированных

India

🇮🇳Hindi

प्रभाव

एक दूसरे के करीब दबाये जाने और मजबूती से स्थिर किये जाने की अवस्था

🇧🇩Bengali

প্রভাব

ঘনিষ্ঠভাবে একসাথে চাপা এবং দৃঢ়ভাবে স্থির হওয়ার শর্ত

🇮🇳Tamil

தாக்கம்

நெருக்கமாக ஒன்றாக அழுத்தி உறுதியாக நிலைநிறுத்தப்பட்ட நிலை

🇮🇳Telugu

ప్రభావం

ఒకదానికొకటి దగ్గరగా నొక్కడం మరియు దృఢంగా పరిష్కరించబడే పరిస్థితి

🇮🇳Marathi

प्रभाव

एकत्र दाबले जाण्याची आणि घट्टपणे निश्चित करण्याची स्थिती

🇮🇳Gujarati

અસર

નજીકથી દબાવવાની અને નિશ્ચિતપણે નિશ્ચિત થવાની સ્થિતિ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪ್ರಭಾವ

ನಿಕಟವಾಗಿ ಒತ್ತಿದರೆ ಮತ್ತು ದೃಢವಾಗಿ ಸ್ಥಿರವಾಗಿರುವ ಸ್ಥಿತಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

സ്വാധീനം

ഒരുമിച്ച് അമർത്തി ദൃഢമായി ഉറപ്പിക്കുന്ന അവസ്ഥ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਪ੍ਰਭਾਵ

ਇਕੱਠੇ ਦਬਾਏ ਜਾਣ ਅਤੇ ਮਜ਼ਬੂਤੀ ਨਾਲ ਸਥਿਰ ਹੋਣ ਦੀ ਸਥਿਤੀ

🇵🇰Urdu

اثر

قریب سے دبائے جانے اور مضبوطی سے طے ہونے کی حالت

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

撞击

紧密地压在一起并牢固地固定的情况

🇯🇵Japanese

宿便

密着してしっかりと固定された状態

🇰🇷Korean

충격

서로 밀착되어 단단히 고정된 상태

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự va chạm

tình trạng được ép chặt vào nhau và cố định chắc chắn

🇹🇭Thai

การกระแทก

สภาพถูกกดทับให้แน่นและยึดแน่น

🇮🇩Indonesian

impaksi

kondisi ditekan rapat dan terpasang kuat

🇵🇭Filipino

impaksyon

ang kondisyon ng pagdiin nang malapit nang magkasama at matatag na naayos

🇲🇾Malay

impakan

keadaan ditekan rapat dan diikat dengan kuat

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

انحشار

حالة الضغط بشكل وثيق معًا وثابتة بقوة

🇮🇷Persian

نهفتگی

شرایط فشرده شدن نزدیک به هم و محکم ثابت شدن

🇹🇷Turkish

çarpma

birbirine yakın olarak bastırılma ve sıkıca sabitlenme durumu

🇮🇱Hebrew

השפעה

המצב של לחיצה צמודה ומקובעת היטב

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