buffet vs impact

buffet

verb
  • To affect as with blows; to strike repeatedly; to strive with or contend against. 

  • To strike with a buffet; to cuff; to slap. 

  • To deaden the sound of (bells) by muffling the clapper. 

  • To aggressively challenge, denounce, or criticise. 

noun
  • Food laid out in this way, to which diners serve themselves. 

  • A blow or cuff with or as if with the hand, or by any other solid object or the wind. 

  • A small low stool; a hassock. 

  • The vibration of an aircraft when flying in or approaching a stall, caused by separation of airflow from the aircraft's wings. 

  • A counter or sideboard from which food and drinks are served or may be bought. 

impact

verb
  • To significantly or strongly influence or affect; to have an impact on. 

  • To stamp or impress onto something. 

  • To collide or strike, the act of impinging. 

  • To compress; to compact; to press into something or pack together. 

noun
  • A significant or strong influence or effect. 

  • A forced impinging. 

  • The striking of one body against another; collision. 

  • The force or energy of a collision of two objects. 

How often have the words buffet and impact occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )