IMPECUNIOUS Im"pe*cu"ni*ous, a. Etym: [L. im- not + pecunia money: cf. F. impécunieux.]
Defn: Not having money; habitually without money; poor.
An impecunious creature. B. Jonson.
IMPEDANCE
Im*ped"ance, n. [Impede + -ance.] (Elec.)
Defn: The apparent resistance in an electric circuit to the flow of an alternating current, analogous to the actual electrical resistance to a direct current, being the ratio of electromotive force to the current. It is equal to R2 + X2, where R = ohmic resistance, X = reactance. For an inductive circuit, X = 2pfL, where f = frequency and L = self-inductance; for a circuit with capacity X = 1 ÷ 2pfC, where C = capacity.
IMPEDE
Im*pede", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Impeded; p. pr. & vb. n. Impeding.]
Etym: [L. impedire, lit., to entangle the feet; pref. im- in + pes,
pedis, foot. See Foot, and cf. Impeach.]
Defn: To hinder; to stop in progress; to obstruct; as, to impede the
advance of troops.
Whatever hinders or impedes The action of the nobler will. Logfellow.
IMPEDIBLE
Im*ped"i*ble, a.
Defn: Capable of being impeded or hindered. [R.] Jer. Taylor.
IMPEDIMENT
Im*ped"i*ment, n. Etym: [L. impedimentum: cf. F. impediment.]
Defn: That which impedes or hinders progress, motion, activity, or
effect.
Thus far into the bowels of the land Have we marched on without
impediment. Shak.
Impediment in speech, a defect which prevents distinct utterance.