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Definition of Impendent
1. Adjective. Close in time; about to occur. "His impending retirement"
Similar to: Close
Derivative terms: Imminence, Imminency, Impendency
Definition of Impendent
1. a. Impending; threatening.
Definition of Impendent
1. Adjective. impending; threatening ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Impendent
1. [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Impendent
Literary usage of Impendent
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Edinburgh Philosophical Journal by David Brewster, Robert Jameson, Royal Society of Edinburgh (1819)
"as having an inclined surfac* Again, the surface, instead of being impendent or
inclined, may be vertical. In the present instance, ..."
2. The Register of Arts, and Journal of Patent Inventions edited by Luke Herbert (1828)
"When the works are wound up, the impendent rests upon the pendent, and the chain
lays ... 1 and 8 show the impendent, made of the same metal as the case; ..."
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