English
impinger
From impinge + -er.
A compound of impinge + -er
Proto-Indo-European *peh₂ǵ- ‘to attach, fix, fasten’
Proto-Italic *pangō ‘to fasten, fix’
Latin pangō ‘fasten, drive in’
Latin impingō ‘dash against, impinge’
English impinge
Today it means
noun Any of several instruments in which fine particles (dust) in a gas are analysed by blowing them through a jet onto a wetted plate, prior to being counted. Typically used for particle analysis
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Etymograph / impinger