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Interception vs Impaction - What's the difference?

interception | impaction |

As nouns the difference between interception and impaction

is that interception is an act of intercepting something, the state of being intercepted, or a thing that is intercepted while impaction is compression; the packing together of loose matter.

interception

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • An act of intercepting something, the state of being intercepted, or a thing that is intercepted.
  • (American football) A passing play where the ball is received by the opposing team.
  • (rugby) a pass that is intercepted by an opposing player.

    • Derived terms

    * (rugby) interception try

    impaction

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • compression; the packing together of loose matter
  • something packed together tightly; a mass of densely-packed matter
  • (medicine) a solid, immobile bulk of stool