collision
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collision
- /kəˈlɪʒn̩/
Rhymes with -ɪʒən
Where it comes from
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-)).
noun collisions
- An instance of colliding. He has retired due to the collision.
- 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.
- Clipping of naming collision
- Clipping of collision detection; tangibility.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: crash, smash, hit, collide, impact, clash, conflict, confrontation, friction, interference, encounter, shock, accident, incident, contradiction, midair
Translations
Every language
noun instance of colliding
| Español | colisión |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 충돌 chungdol |
| 日本語 | 衝突 shōtotsu |
| 中文 | 碰撞 pèngzhuàng |
| हिन्दी | टक्कर ṭakkar |
| Português | colisão |
| Français | collision |
| Deutsch | Zusammenstoß, Kollision |
| Italiano | collisione |
| Ελληνικά | σύγκρουση sýgkrousi |
| Română | ciocnire, coliziune |
| Русский | столкнове́ние stolknovénije, соударе́ние soudarénije, колли́зия kollízija |
| العربية | تَصَادُّم taṣāddum, اِصْطِدَام iṣṭidām |
| עברית | הִתנַגְשׁוּת hitnagshut |
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title = {collision},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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