(medicine, otolaryngology) Excessive earwax which impedes the passage of sound in the ear canal, causing various symptoms.

(geology, astronomy) A crater formed from a hypervelocity impact, typically of a meteorite, as opposed to one formed by other means such as vulcanism.

The rejection for employment, placement, or promotion of a significantly higher percentage of a protected class, when compared with a non-protected class.

(materials science) The energy needed to fracture a material under standard conditions.

plural of impact energy

The characteristic of resistance to fracture under the sudden application of force.

plural of impact crater

(computing, retronym) A printer in which each character is produced by part of the mechanism striking the paper (normally through an inked ribbon)

plural of impact printer

(law) Testimony, either oral or written, provided during a proceeding in a court of law which describes the harmful effects produced by the actions of an accused or convicted party and suffered by the victim or others, offered especially for consideration by the court in deciding an appropriate punishment.