- a violent impact of moving objects; crash
- the conflict of opposed ideas, wishes, attitudes, etc
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2019
col•li•sion /kəˈlɪʒən/USA pronunciation
n. an example or instance of this:[countable]a midair collision.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2019- [uncountable] the act of colliding:to reduce the chance of collision.
col•li•sion
(kə lizh′ən),USA pronunciation n.
- the act of colliding;
a coming violently into contact;
crash:the collision of two airplanes. - a clash;
conflict:a collision of purposes. - Physicsthe meeting of particles or of bodies in which each exerts a force upon the other, causing the exchange of energy or momentum.
- Late Latin collīsiōn- (stem of collīsiō), equivalent. to collīs(us) (past participle of collīdere to collide) + -iōn- -ion
- late Middle English 1400–50
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
collision /kəˈlɪʒən/ n
'collision' also found in these entries:
aboardage
- afoul
- against
- air bag
- anstoss
- bingle
- bird strike
- bolt
- break
- bruise
- bull-bar
- bump
- circle
- clank
- clash
- coefficient of restitution
- collision course
- collision density
- collision diameter
- collision insurance
- concussion
- conflict
- crackup
- crash
- crashworthiness
- crumple zones
- damage control
- death seat
- elastic collision
- elastic scattering
- fender
- fender bender
- foul
- head-on
- headrest
- hit
- hurt
- hurtle
- ideal gas
- impact
- inelastic collision
- interfere
- knock
- meet
- midair
- near miss
- offense
- overlap
- pancake
- passive restraint