Dictionary

collision en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /kəˈlɪʒn̩/
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Etymology

From Middle French collision, from Latin collīsiō (“clash, concussion, collision”) (whence -ion (noun suffix denoting action, result, process, state, condition)), from collīsus (“clashed together, conflicted, contended”), past participle of collīdō (“to clash, strike, dash, beat, or press together”) (whence collide), from con- (“together”) + laedō (“to strike, collide, hurt”) (whence col- (assimilated form of com-)).

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) An instance of colliding.
   • He has retired due to the collision.
   • At the very moment he cried out, David realised that what he had run into was only the Christmas tree. Disgusted with himself at such cowardice, he spat a needle from his mouth, stepped back from the tree and listened. There were no sounds of any movement upstairs: no shouts, no sleepy grumbles, only a gentle tinkle from the decorations as the tree had recovered from the collision. 1994, Stephen Fry, chapter 2, in The Hippopotamus:
2. (countable, uncountable) 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.
3. (abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, countable, uncountable) Clipping of naming collision.
   alt of naming collision
4. (abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, countable, uncountable) Clipping of collision detection; tangibility.
   alt of collision detection

Forms

Deriveds

frontal collision · collision course · Coulomb collision · rear-end collision · multicollision · anticollision · precollision · collision mat · on a collision course · head-on collision · collisional · deep inelastic collision · naming collision · noncollision · postcollision · collision theory · collision time · COLREGS · collisionless · elastic collision · collision bulkhead · supercollision · intercollision · collision attack · recollision · collision detection

Hyponyms

naming collision · hash collision

Relateds

allision · collide · allide · elide · lesion · elision

Translations (65)

sv kollision (instance of colliding) · mww tsoo (instance of colliding) · is ákeyrsla (instance of colliding) · es colisión (instance of colliding) · ar تَصَادُّم (instance of colliding) · sh су̏да̄р (instance of colliding) · pl zderzenie (instance of colliding) · it collisione (instance of colliding) · fr collision (instance of colliding) · ru соударе́ние (instance of colliding) · la collisio (instance of colliding) · nl botsing (instance of colliding) · gl colisión (instance of colliding) · pt colisão (instance of colliding) · mi tūtakitanga (instance of colliding) · ru столкнове́ние (instance of colliding) · is árekstur (instance of colliding) · el σύγκρουση (instance of colliding) · ar اِصْطِدَام (instance of colliding) · be сутыкне́нне (instance of colliding) · hi टक्कर (instance of colliding) · uk зуда́р (instance of colliding) · nn kollisjon (instance of colliding) · cmn 碰撞 (instance of colliding) · ka შეჯახება (instance of colliding) · eo kolizio (instance of colliding) · fi törmäys (instance of colliding) · pl kolizja (instance of colliding) · sl trk (instance of colliding) · ka დაჯახება (instance of colliding) · ro coliziune (instance of colliding) · bg сблъ́скване (instance of colliding) · sl trčenje (instance of colliding) · ur ٹَکْراو (instance of colliding) · ur ٹَکَّر (instance of colliding) · ko 충돌 (instance of colliding) · la conflictus (instance of colliding) · he הִתנַגְשׁוּת (instance of colliding) · fi yhteentörmäys (instance of colliding) · fa برخورد (instance of colliding) · grc κροῦσις (instance of colliding) · sv krock (instance of colliding) · da kollision (instance of colliding) · de Zusammenstoß (instance of colliding) · hu ütközés (instance of colliding) · hy բախում (instance of colliding) · de Kollision (instance of colliding) · fi kolari (instance of colliding) · mi hūtakitanga (instance of colliding) · sv kollidering (instance of colliding) · sh sraz (instance of colliding) · ja 衝突 (instance of colliding) · cs srážka (instance of colliding) · sk zrážka (instance of colliding) · uk зі́ткнення (instance of colliding) · az toqquşma (instance of colliding) · sah анньыһыы (instance of colliding) · sh sȕdār (instance of colliding) · eu talka (instance of colliding) · grc σύρραξις (instance of colliding) · ru колли́зия (instance of colliding) · ca col·lisió (instance of colliding) · ro ciocnire (instance of colliding) · nb kollisjon (instance of colliding) · mk судир (instance of colliding)