impact damage
Harm from striking
Impact damage is harm caused by a forceful collision or strike—the kind of damage that results when objects hit each other with significant force.
The term appears in engineering, insurance, and product contexts: The warranty doesn't cover impact damage, impact damage to the windshield.
It distinguishes sudden collision harm from gradual wear, corrosion, or manufacturing defects.
- collisionForceful contact between objects
- car crashVehicular collision incident
- fender benderMinor vehicle collision
- crashSudden violent impact
- dentShallow surface depression
shatter · shattered glass · crack · bruise · force · blow · strike · trauma · fracture · stress fracture · smash · jolt · debris · crater · blunt force · rupture · puncture · deformation
impact damagewear and tear
Gradual damage from use
erosion · corrosion · abrasion · weathering · attrition
impact damagestructural integrity
Wholeness under load
undamaged · unharmed · soundness · intactness · preservation
impact damageimpact protection
Shielding from sudden force
impact resistance · shock absorption · soft landing · resilience · no contact
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