English Explanatory Dictionary

collision

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An instance of colliding.
  2. 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.
  3. Clipping of naming collision.
  4. Clipping of collision detection; tangibility.

Pronunciation

/kəˈlɪʒn̩/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-collision.wav

Word forms

collision collisions

Etymology

From Middle French collision, from Late Latin collīsiō, from Latin collīdere, past participle collīsus (“to dash together”); see collide. cf. allision.

Related words

collide

Derived words

anticollision collisional collision attack collision bulkhead collision course collision detection collisionless collision mat collision theory collision time COLREGS Coulomb collision deep inelastic collision elastic collision head-on collision intercollision multicollision naming collision noncollision on a collision course postcollision precollision rear-end collision recollision supercollision
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