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collision

the act of colliding; a crash: Traffic was tied up due to a collision on the freeway.
Not to be confused with:
collusion – a secret agreement to defraud or deceive: Proof of collusion led to their arrest.
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col·li·sion

(kə-lĭzh′ən)
n.
1. An act of colliding; a crash.
2. A condition of opposition or conflict between two or more people or things: the collision between management and labor.
3. Physics A brief dynamic event consisting of the close approach of two or more particles, such as atoms, resulting in an abrupt change of momentum or exchange of energy.

[Middle English, from Late Latin collīsiō, collīsiōn-, from Latin collīsus, past participle of collīdere, to collide; see collide.]

col·li′sion·al adj.
col·li′sion·al·ly adv.
Synonyms: collision, crash1, impact
These nouns denote violent forcible contact between two or more things: the midair collision of two planes; a crash involving two cars; a crater produced by the comet's impact.
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collision

(kəˈlɪʒən)
n
1. a violent impact of moving objects; crash
2. the conflict of opposed ideas, wishes, attitudes, etc: a collision of interests.
3. (General Physics) physics an event in which two or more bodies or particles come together with a resulting change of direction and, normally, energy
[C15: from Late Latin collīsiō from Latin collīdere to collide]
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col•li•sion

(kəˈlɪʒ ən)

n.
1. the act of colliding; a crash.
2. a conflict; clash.
3. Physics. the meeting of particles or of bodies in which each exerts a force upon the other.
[1400–50; late Middle English < Late Latin collīsiō= Latin collīd(ere) to collide + -tiō -tion]
col•li′sion•al, adj.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun 1. [画像:collision - (physics) a brief event in which two or more bodies come together]collision - (physics) a brief event in which two or more bodies come together; "the collision of the particles resulted in an exchange of energy and a change of direction"
natural philosophy, physics - the science of matter and energy and their interactions; "his favorite subject was physics"
impinging, striking, contact - the physical coming together of two or more things; "contact with the pier scraped paint from the hull"
2. collision - an accident resulting from violent impact of a moving object; "three passengers were killed in the collision"; "the collision of the two ships resulted in a serious oil spill"
accident - an unfortunate mishap; especially one causing damage or injury
fender-bender - a collision between motor vehicles that produces minor damage
pileup - multiple collisions of vehicles
smash-up, smash - a serious collision (especially of motor vehicles)
3. collision - a conflict of opposed ideas or attitudes or goals; "a collision of interests"
difference of opinion, dispute, difference, conflict - a disagreement or argument about something important; "he had a dispute with his wife"; "there were irreconcilable differences"; "the familiar conflict between Republicans and Democrats"
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collision

noun
1. crash, impact, accident, smash, bump, pile-up (informal), prang (informal) Their van was involved in a collision with a car.
2. conflict, opposition, clash, clashing, encounter, disagreement, incompatibility a collision between two strong personalities
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collision

noun
Violent forcible contact between two or more things:
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Translations
تَصَادُم تَصادُم، إصْطِدام
srážka
kollisionsammenstød
yhteentörmäys
sudar
árekstur
衝突
충돌
trčenje
kollision
การชนกัน
sự va chạm

collision

[kəˈlɪʒən]
A. Nchoque m, colisión f
to come into collision withchocar con, colisionar con
B. CPD collision course N to be on a collision course (fig) → ir camino del enfrentamiento
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collision

[kəˈlɪʒən] n
[vehicles, people, objects] → collision f, heurt m
[ideas] → conflit m; [cultures] → choc mcollision course n
to be on a collision course [one plane, ship, meteor] → aller droit à la collision ; [more than one plane, ship, meteor]
The planes were on a collision course → Les avions allaient entrer en collision.
to be on a collision course with sth → risquer d'entrer en collision avec qch
to be on a collision course (fig) [people, institutions] → aller vers l'affrontement
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collision

n (lit)Zusammenstoß m, → Zusammenprall m; (fig)Zusammenstoß m, → Konflikt m, → Kollision f; (Naut) → Kollision f; on a collision course (lit, fig)auf Kollisionskurs ; to be in collision with somethingmit etw zusammenstoßen ; to come into collision with something (lit, fig)mit etw zusammenstoßen ; (Naut) → mit etw kollidieren
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collision

[kəˈlɪʒn] nscontro, collisione f
to be on a collision course (also) (fig) → essere in rotta di collisione
collision damage waiver (Insurance) clausola che esclude la copertura per danni della vettura assicurata
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collide

(kəˈlaid) verb
to strike together (usually accidentally) with great force. The cars collided in the fog; The van collided with a lorry. bots يَتَصادَم، يَصْطَدِم сблъсквам (се) colidir srazit se kollidieren støde sammen; kollidere συγκρούομαι chocar kokku põrkama تصادف کردن törmätä entrer en collision להִתנַגֵש टक्कर sudariti se, kositi se összeütközik bertabrakan rekast á scontrarsi, entrare in collisione 衝突する 충돌하다 susidurti sadurties; saskrieties berlanggar in botsing komen kollidere, støte/tørne sammen zderzać się نښتل (سره)، ټكرېدل، يوله بل سره جنګېدل: مخالف كېدل chocar a intra în coliziune сталкиваться zraziť sa trčiti sudariti se kollidera ปะทะกัน çarpışmak, çarpmak (意外)相撞 зіткнутися ٹکرانا ، تصادم ہونا va chạm 猛撞
collision (kəˈliʒən) noun
a crash; a violent striking together (of eg two vehicles). Ten people were injured in the collision between the bus and the car. botsing تَصادُم، إصْطِدام сблъскване colisão srážka der Zusammenstoß sammenstød; kollision σύγκρουση choque kokkupõrge تصادف törmäys collision התנגשות टक्कर sudar, sukob, sraz (össze)ütközés tabrakan árekstur scontro, collisione 衝突 충돌 susidūrimas sadursme perlanggaran botsing kollisjon, sammenstøt; påkjørsel zderzenie نښتل choque coliziune столкновение zrážka trčenje sudar kollision การปะทะกัน çarpışma, çarpma 相撞 зіткнення; сутичка ٹکر ، تصادم sự va chạm 碰撞
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collision

تَصَادُم srážka kollision Zusammenstoß σύγκρουση choque , colisión yhteentörmäys collision sudar collisione 衝突 충돌 botsing kollisjon kolizja colisão столкновение kollision การชนกัน çarpışma sự va chạm 碰撞
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There were accidents to machinery, the liability of trains to run off the line, collisions, bad weather, the blocking up by snow--were not all these against Phileas Fogg?
The unceasing improvement of machinery, ever more rapidly developing, makes their livelihood more and more precarious; the collisions between individual workmen and individual bourgeois take more and more the character of collisions between two classes.
He had a science- the theory of oblique movements deduced by him from the history of Frederick the Great's wars, and all he came across in the history of more recent warfare seemed to him absurd and barbarous- monstrous collisions in which so many blunders were committed by both sides that these wars could not be called wars, they did not accord with the theory, and therefore could not serve as material for science.
It is so easy for an Englishman to sneer at these chance collisions of human beings.
"General," said the commander of the delinquent brigade, "I am persuaded that any further display of valor by my troops will bring them into collision with the enemy."
If even the angle of a respectable Triangle in the middle class is not without its dangers; if to run against a Working Man involves a gash; if collision with an officer of the military class necessitates a serious wound; if a mere touch from the vertex of a Private Soldier brings with it danger of death; -- what can it be to run against a Woman, except absolute and immediate destruction?
Requests her to consider whether his sister-in-law's view and his niece's view in collision, may not lead to very undesirable domestic results; and leaves her to take the course which seems best to herself under those circumstances.--Second message delivered textually.
We were not waylaid by robbers, we fed and slept unchallenged at inns, we escaped collision with the police, and we encountered no bodily dangers of any kind; yet should I not call the journey uneventful, nor indeed, I think, would Nicolete.
Stent and Ogilvy, anticipating some possibilities of a collision, had telegraphed from Horsell to the barracks as soon as the Martians emerged, for the help of a company of soldiers to protect these strange creatures from violence.
SABLE ISLAND--Green single barbette-tower freighter, number indistinguishable, up-ended, and fore-tank pierced after collision, passed 300-ft.
Almost at the instant of impact I turned my bows upward, and then with a shattering jolt we were in collision. What I had hoped for happened.
I directed him, with jocose reference to the collision of interests between us, to address his letter: "Tit for Tat, Post-office, West Strand."

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