Impact

Definition:

While in motion, an Impactor makes sudden, forcible contact with the Impactee, or two Impactors both move, mutually making forcible contact.

The massive metal foot HIT the ground with a huge thud.

FEs:

Core:

Impactee [Imp2]
The entity which is hit by the Impactor.
       The rock HIT the sand with a thump.
 

Impactor [Imp1]
The entity that hits the Impactee.
       The rock HIT the sand with a thump.
 

Impactors [Imps]
The multiple entities that collide.
       The car and truck COLLIDED at a combined speed of over 100MPH.
 
Non-Core:
Cause [Cause]
The reason for which an Impact occurs.

Depictive []
The state of the Impactors or the Impactor during the impact.

Force [Frc]
The amount of force in the course of the impact.

Manner [Manr]
Semantic Type
Manner
Manner of performing an action

Period_of_Iterations [P_it]
The Time throughout which the impact repeatedly takes place.

Place [Place]
Semantic Type
Locative_relation
Where the event takes place.

Result [Result]
Result of an event

Speed [Speed]
Semantic Type
Speed
The speed at impact.
       The wrecking ball STRUCK at 330 mph.
 

Subregion [Sub_R]
Semantic Type
Locative_relation
Subregion identifies the affected part of the larger whole.
       The sparks HIT the paper right on the edge.
 

Time [Time]
Semantic Type
Time
When the event occurs.

Inherits From:
Is Inherited By:
Subframe of: Cause_impact
Has Subframes:
Precedes:
Is Preceded by:
Uses:
Is Used By:
Perspective on:
Is perspectivized in:
Is Causative of:
See Also: Make_noise

Lexical Units

impacto.n

Created by infinity on Wed Apr 24 13:40:04 CEST 2002