collision
[ kuh-lizh-uh n ]
/ kəˈlɪʒ ən /
noun
the act of colliding; a coming violently into contact; crash: the collision of two airplanes.
a clash; conflict: a collision of purposes.
Physics. the meeting of particles or of bodies in which each exerts a force upon the other, causing the exchange of energy or momentum.
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Origin of collision
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collision
/ (kəˈlɪʒən) /
noun
a violent impact of moving objects; crash
the conflict of opposed ideas, wishes, attitudes, etca collision of interests
physics an event in which two or more bodies or particles come together with a resulting change of direction and, normally, energy
Word Origin for collision
C15: from Late Latin collīsiō from Latin collīdere to collide
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collision
early 15c., from Middle French collision (15c.), from Latin collisionem (nominative collisio) "a dashing together," noun of action from collidere (see collide).
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