striking

1. The physical coming together of two or more things (synset 107353929)
   "contact with the pier scraped paint from the hull"
   is a type of: happening, natural event, occurrence, occurrent - an event that happens
   subtypes:

   • collision, hit - (physics) a brief event in which two or more bodies come together
   • engagement, interlocking, mesh, meshing - contact by fitting together
   • flick - a light sharp contact (usually with something flexible)
   • impact - the striking of one body against another
   • touch, touching - the event of something coming in contact with the body
   same as: contact, impinging
2. The act of contacting one thing with another (synset 100126449)
   "repeated hitting raised a large bruise"; "after three misses she finally got a hit"
   is a type of: touch, touching - the act of putting two things together with no space between them
   subtypes:

   • contusion - the action of bruising
   • crash, smash - the act of colliding with something
   • bunt - (baseball) the act of hitting a baseball lightly without swinging the bat
   • fly, fly ball - (baseball) a hit that flies up in the air
   • ground ball, groundball, grounder, hopper - (baseball) a hit that travels along the ground
   • header - (soccer) the act of hitting the ball with your head
   • scorcher, screamer - a very hard hit ball
   • plunk, plunker - (baseball) hitting a baseball so that it drops suddenly
   same as: hit, hitting

1. Sensational in appearance or thrilling in effect (synset 301287304)
   "a dramatic sunset"; "a dramatic pause"; "a spectacular display of northern lights"; "it was a spectacular play"; "his striking good looks always created a sensation"
   similar to: impressive - making a strong or vivid impression
   same as: dramatic, spectacular
2. Having a quality that thrusts itself into attention (synset 300583156)
   "an outstanding fact of our time is that nations poisoned by anti semitism proved less fortunate in regard to their own freedom"; "a new theory is the most prominent feature of the book"; "salient traits"; "a spectacular rise in prices"; "a striking thing about Picadilly Circus is the statue of Eros in the center"; "a striking resemblance between parent and child"
   similar to: conspicuous - obvious to the eye or mind
   same as: outstanding, prominent, salient, spectacular

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