Impact vs. Implication — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Impact and Implication
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Definitions
Impact➦
The action of one object coming forcibly into contact with another
There was the sound of a third impact
Bullets which expand and cause devastating injury on impact
Implication➦
The conclusion that can be drawn from something although it is not explicitly stated
The implication is that no one person at the bank is responsible
Impact➦
A marked effect or influence
Our regional measures have had a significant impact on unemployment
Implication➦
The action or state of being involved in something
Our implication in the problems
Impact➦
Come into forcible contact with another object
The shell impacted twenty yards away
Implication➦
The act of implicating or the condition of being implicated.
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Impact➦
Have a strong effect on someone or something
The move is not expected to impact the company's employees
High interest rates have impacted on retail spending
Implication➦
The act of implying or the condition of being implied.
Impact➦
The striking of one body against another; collision.
Implication➦
An indirect indication; a suggestion.
Impact➦
The force transmitted by a collision.
Implication➦
An implied meaning; implicit significance.
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Impact➦
The effect or impression of one person or thing on another
Still gauging the impact of automation on the lives of factory workers.
Implication➦
An inference. See Usage Note at infer.
Impact➦
To pack firmly together.
Implication➦
(uncountable) The act of implicating.
Impact➦
To strike forcefully
Meteorites impacting the lunar surface.
Implication➦
(uncountable) The state of being implicated.
Impact➦
To have an effect or impact on
"No region ... has been more impacted by emerging ... economic trends" (Joel Kotkin).
Implication➦
(countable) A possible effect or result of a decision or action.
Impact➦
To have an effect or impact. See Usage Note below.
Implication➦
An implying, or that which is implied, but not expressed; an inference, or something which may fairly be understood, though not expressed in words.
Impact➦
The striking of one body against another; collision.
Implication➦
The connective in propositional calculus that, when joining two predicates A and B in that order, has the meaning "if A is true, then B is true".
Impact➦
The force or energy of a collision of two objects.
The hatchet cut the wood on impact.
Implication➦
Logical consequence. en
Impact➦
A forced impinging.
His spine had an impingement; L4 and L5 made impact, which caused numbness in his leg.
Implication➦
The act of implicating, or the state of being implicated.
Three principal causes of firmness are. the grossness, the quiet contact, and the implication of component parts.
Impact➦
A significant or strong influence or effect.
His friend's opinion had an impact on his decision.
Our choice of concrete will have a tremendous impact on the building's mechanical performance.
Implication➦
An implying, or that which is implied, but not expressed; an inference, or something which may fairly be understood, though not expressed in words.
Whatever things, therefore, it was asserted that the king might do, it was a necessary implication that there were other things which he could not do.
Impact➦
(transitive) To collide or strike, the act of impinging.
When the hammer impacts the nail, it bends.
Implication➦
Something that is inferred (deduced or entailed or implied);
His resignation had political implications
Impact➦
(transitive) To compress; to compact; to press into something or pack together.
The footprints of birds do not impact the soil in the way those of dinosaurs do.
Implication➦
A meaning that is not expressly stated but can be inferred;
The significance of his remark became clear only later
The expectation was spread both by word and by implication
Impact➦
To significantly or strongly influence or affect; to have an impact on.
I can make the changes, but it will impact the schedule.
Implication➦
An accusation that brings into intimate and usually incriminating connection
Impact➦
To stamp or impress onto something.
Ideas impacted on the mind.
Implication➦
A logical relation between propositions p and q of the form `if p then q'; if p is true then q cannot be false
Impact➦
To drive close; to press firmly together: to wedge into a place.
Implication➦
A relation implicated by virtue of involvement or close connection (especially an incriminating involvement);
He was suspected of implication in several robberies
Impact➦
To affect or influence, especially in a significant or undesirable manner; as, budget cuts impacted the entire research program; the fish populations were adversely impacted by pollution.
Impact➦
To collide forcefully with; to strike.
Impact➦
Contact or impression by touch; collision; forcible contact; force communicated.
The quarrel, by that impact driven.
Impact➦
The single instantaneous stroke of a body in motion against another either in motion or at rest.
Impact➦
The striking of one body against another
Impact➦
A forceful consequence; a strong effect;
The book had an important impact on my thinking
The book packs a wallop
Impact➦
Influencing strongly;
They resented the impingement of American values on European culture
Impact➦
The violent interaction of individuals or groups entering into combat;
The armies met in the shock of battle
Impact➦
Press or wedge together; pack together
Impact➦
Have an effect upon;
Will the new rules affect me?
