dopadová

Dopadová is a Czech adjective meaning relating to an impact, effect, or consequence. It is formed from the noun dopad (impact, effect) with the adjectival suffix -ový, yielding dopadový (masculine), dopadová (feminine), and dopadové (neuter). The form agrees with the noun it modifies. The term is used across science, engineering, environmental planning and policy to describe things connected with effects, outcomes, or areas affected by a certain event.

Common usages include compound nouns and phrases such as dopadová zóna (area affected by an event), dopadová analýza or analýza dopadů (analysis of impacts), dopadové důsledky (consequences of an impact), dopadový scénář (impact scenario) and hodnocení dopadů (impact assessment). In many contexts, hodnocení dopadů is more common than dopadové hodnocení, depending on the surrounding noun.

In environmental and urban planning, the phrase posouzení dopadů is standard for environmental impact assessment. In security or explosion contexts, dopadová zóna refers to the region impacted by a detonation. The term is also encountered in corporate or public policy texts to describe expected or observed effects, outcomes and consequences tied to a project, policy change or incident.

Etymology: derived from dopad (impact) plus the suffix -ový to form an adjective. See also: dopad, dopadový, posouzení dopadů.