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Collision

//kəˈlɪʒn̩// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    An instance of colliding. countable, uncountable

    "He has retired due to the collision."

  2. 2
    a conflict of opposed ideas or attitudes or goals wordnet
  3. 3
    Any event in which two or more bodies exert forces on each other in a relatively short time. In a collision, physical contact of two bodies is not necessary. countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    an accident resulting from violent impact of a moving object wordnet
  5. 5
    Clipping of naming collision. abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, countable, uncountable
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  1. 6
    (physics) a brief event in which two or more bodies come together wordnet
  2. 7
    Clipping of collision detection; tangibility. abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, countable, uncountable

Etymology

From Middle French collision, from Late Latin collīsiō, from Latin collīdere, past participle collīsus (“to dash together”); see collide. cf. allision.

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