Collision
//kəˈlɪʒn̩// noun
noun ·Common ·High school level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 An instance of colliding. countable, uncountable
"He has retired due to the collision."
- 2 a conflict of opposed ideas or attitudes or goals wordnet
- 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 an accident resulting from violent impact of a moving object wordnet
- 5 Clipping of naming collision. abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, countable, uncountable
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- 6 (physics) a brief event in which two or more bodies come together wordnet
- 7 Clipping of collision detection; tangibility. abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, countable, uncountable
Example
More examples"In the collision with a Volvo, our car naturally got the worst of it."
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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