collision

[kuh-lizh-uhn]

noun

1. the act of colliding; a coming violently into contact; crash.

   the collision of two airplanes.

2. a clash; conflict.

   a collision of purposes.

3. Physics.,  the meeting of particles or of bodies in which each exerts a force upon the other, causing the exchange of energy or momentum.

collision

/ kəˈlɪʒən /

noun

1. a violent impact of moving objects; crash

2. the conflict of opposed ideas, wishes, attitudes, etc

   a collision of interests

3. physics an event in which two or more bodies or particles come together with a resulting change of direction and, normally, energy

Other Word Forms

• collisional adjective
• anticollision adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of collision¹

1400–50; late Middle English < Late Latin collīsiōn- (stem of collīsiō ), equivalent to collīs ( us ) (past participle of collīdere to collide ) + -iōn- -ion

Word History and Origins

Origin of collision¹

C15: from Late Latin collīsiō from Latin collīdere to _collide

Example Sentences

"Our thoughts are also with the driver of the vehicle involved in the collision."

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A player can sustain a cut or a bruise from many kinds of challenges and collisions, so it would not make much sense.

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A battalion chief sent to investigate that collision then crashed with a vehicle on the same intersection almost an hour later.

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History’s most famous iceberg collision—which sank the Titanic—happened more than 2,000 miles south of here.

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Hopefully, the internet cable collision is as serious as things get.

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