impactpathway

noun
UK /ˈɪmpæktˌpɑːθweɪ/
US /ˈɪmpæktˌpæθweɪ/

The way something makes a change happen.

The impact pathway shows how planting trees helps clean the air.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. A planned series of steps to reach a goal.

The team drew an impact pathway to guide their project.

3. The link between an action and its final result.

Scientists studied the impact pathway from rain to river levels.

4. A route by which a force or event travels.

The impact pathway of the storm reached the coast by noon.