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Meaning of "collision" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD COLLISION

From Late Latin collīsiō from Latin collīdere to collide.
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PRONUNCIATION OF COLLISION

collision  [kəˈlɪʒən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF COLLISION

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Collision is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES COLLISION MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Collision

A collision is an isolated event in which two or more moving bodies exert forces on each other for a relatively short time. Although the most common colloquial use of the word "collision" refers to accidents in which two or more objects collide, the scientific use of the word "collision" implies nothing about the magnitude of the forces. Some examples of physical interactions that scientists would consider collisions: ▪ An insect touches its antenna to the leaf of a plant. The antenna is said to collide with leaf. ▪ A cat walks delicately through the grass. Each contact that its paws make with the ground is a collision. Each brush of its fur against a blade of grass is a collision. Some colloquial uses of the word collision are: ▪ automobile collision, two cars colliding with each other ▪ mid-air collision, two planes colliding with each other ▪ ship collision, two ships colliding with each other...

Definition of collision in the English dictionary

The first definition of collision in the dictionary is a violent impact of moving objects; crash. Other definition of collision is the conflict of opposed ideas, wishes, attitudes, etc. Collision is also an event in which two or more bodies or particles come together with a resulting change of direction and, normally, energy.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH COLLISION


abrasion
əˈbreɪʒən
anticollision
ˌæntɪkəˈlɪʒən
decision
dɪˈsɪʒən
division
dɪˈvɪʒən
elision
ɪˈlɪʒən
envision
ɪnˈvɪʒən
equation
ɪˈkweɪʒən
Eurovision
ˈjʊərəʊˌvɪʒən
evasion
ɪˈveɪʒən
invasion
ɪnˈveɪʒən
night-vision
ˈnaɪtˌvɪʒən
occasion
əˈkeɪʒən
persuasion
pəˈsweɪʒən
precision
prɪˈsɪʒən
provision
prəˈvɪʒən
revision
rɪˈvɪʒən
subdivision
ˈsʌbdɪˌvɪʒən
supervision
ˌsuːpəˈvɪʒən
television
ˈtɛlɪˌvɪʒən
vision
ˈvɪʒən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE COLLISION

collimation
collimator
collimator viewfinder
collinear
collinearity
collinearly
colling
collins
Collins Street Farmer
collinsia
colliquable
colliquant
colliquate
colliquation
colliquative
colliquescence
collision course
collision damage waiver
collisional
collisionally

WORDS THAT END LIKE COLLISION

blurred vision
cable television
cablevision
cell division
circumcision
colour television
commercial television
commission
concision
double vision
educational television
excision
field of vision
indecision
infantry division
interactive television
long division
night vision
panzer division
prevision
satellite television

Synonyms and antonyms of collision in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «COLLISION»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «collision» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of collision

Translation of «collision» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF COLLISION

Find out the translation of collision to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of collision from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «collision» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

碰撞
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

colisión
570 millions of speakers

English

collision
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

टक्कर
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تَصَادُم
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

столкновение
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

colisão
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ধাক্কা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

collision
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Perlanggaran
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Zusammenstoß
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

衝突
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

충돌
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Tabrakan
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sự va chạm
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மோதல்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

टक्कर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

çarpışma
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

collisione
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

kolizja
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

зіткнення
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

coliziune
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

σύγκρουση
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

botsing
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

kollision
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

kollisjon
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of collision

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «COLLISION»

The term «collision» is very widely used and occupies the 12.467 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «COLLISION» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «collision» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «collision» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about collision

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10 QUOTES WITH «COLLISION»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word collision.
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Jim Breyer
The collision of mobile and social platforms and the need to build these companies from the ground up - whether it's a game, a healthcare application, an education application - building these from the ground up is what allows entrepreneurial activity to be unleashed.
2
Harold Brodkey
Death and I are head to head in a total collision, pure and mutual distaste.
3
Henry Clay
If you wish to avoid foreign collision, you had better abandon the ocean.
4
Duffy Daugherty
Football isn't a contact sport, it's a collision sport. Dancing is a contact sport.
5
Richard Eyre
I think the collision between the First and Third world is going to become more and more conspicuous. It's the big cliff that we've all got to climb.
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Edward Felten
In making policy designed with copyright in mind, you end up making decisions about whether other important technologies, such as privacy-enhancing or file-search technologies, should be encouraged or discouraged. A collision is happening between creativity and protecting IP.
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Anthony Foxx
The whole idea that vehicles in the future will communicate with each other is a really big deal. It's a big deal for safety... and it's an opportunity to engage the automobile in the work of ensuring collision avoidance.
8
Murray Gell-Mann
You know, there was a time, just before I started to study physical science, when astronomers thought that systems such as we have here in the solar system required a rare triple collision of stars.
9
Adam Hamilton
Why did the earthquake and tsunami occur in Japan? Was it the act of an angry God? No, it was the result of the movement and collision of the earth's tectonic plates - a process driven by the earth's need to regulate its own internal temperature. Without the process that creates earthquake, our planet could not sustain life.
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Wassily Kandinsky
Our epoch is a time of tragic collision between matter and spirit and of the downfall of the purely material world view.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «COLLISION»

Discover the use of collision in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to collision and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Collision Repair and Refinishing: A Foundation Course for ...
Important Notice: Media content referenced within the product description or the product text may not be available in the ebook version.
Alfred Thomas, Michael Jund, 2013
2
I-Car Professional Automotive Collision Repair
This text provides an explanation of the theory behind a successful repair.
James E. Duffy, 2000
3
Collision Course: NATO, Russia, and Kosovo
"As a confrontation over Kosovo's final push for independence looms, this book offers seminal insight into the negotiations that took place between the United States and Russia in an effort to set the terms for ending the conflict.
John Norris, 2005
4
Motor Vehicle Collision Injuries: Biomechanics, Diagnosis, ...
This book presents the most current concepts of chiropractic diagnostic workup, injury mechanisms, patient management, and prognosis of cervical and soft tissue injuries caused by automobiles.
Larry S. Nordhoff, 2005
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A Guide to the Collision Avoidance Rules
This seventh edition includes the full text of the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea, with practical discussion of the implications of the rules included alongside all updates seen over the years, including the most ...
A. N. Cockcroft, J. N. F. Lameijer, 2011
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Collision 2012: Obama vs. Romney and the Future of Elections ...
Collision 2012 puts the race for the White House in context and explores just what the election means for the future of the democratic process and America.
Dan Balz, James Silberman, 2013
7
2D Game Collision Detection: An Introduction to Clashing ...
Use This Book As A Reference Guide. Aside its introductional nature this book is also designed to serve as a reference guide for looking up specific collision detection functions.
Thomas Schwarzl, 2012
8
Collision-Based Computing
At the moment there is little published work, so this book will be a much needed overview.
Andrew Adamatzky, 2002
9
Collision of Wills: How Ambiguity about Social Rank Breeds ...
But why? Roger V. Gould considers this intriguing question in Collision of Wills.
Roger V. Gould, 2003
10
Collision Course: Ronald Reagan, the Air Traffic ...
Through the stories of controllers like Mike Rock and Jack Maher, who were galvanized into action by that disaster and went on to found PATCO, it describes the efforts of those who sought to make the airways safer and fought to win a secure ...
Joseph A. McCartin, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «COLLISION»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term collision is used in the context of the following news items.
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Mid-Air Collision Raises Safety Concerns Of Military And Civilian …
The mid-air collision between an F-16 fighter plane and a general aviation Cessna 150 that occurred this morning approximately 11 miles north ... «Forbes, Jul 15»
2
Motorcyclist suffers life-changing injuries after collision with deer
A spokesman for Dorset Police said: “At 1.34am on Wednesday, July 8 a single vehicle serious injury collision occurred on the A354 ... «Bournemouth Echo, Jul 15»
3
F-16, Small Plane Involved in Midair Collision Over South Carolina …
A military fighter jet crashed into a Cessna plane today midair about 11 miles north of Charleston, South Carolina, according to the Federal ... «ABC News, Jul 15»
4
Two killed, three seriously injured in head-on collision on Gratiot
Two people killed in head-on collision on Gratiot near St. Andrews in Saginaw Township. Jeff Schrier | Mlive.com Police investigate the scene ... «MLive.com, Jul 15»
5
A37 closed after fatal collision
A woman who was in the car has died following the collision, which happened at around 3:15pm. Another person has been taken to hospital ... «Avon and Somerset Constabulary, Jul 15»
6
Three car collision at Wirral entrance to Wallasey tunnel causes …
Merseytravel said on Twitter: “We are currently dealing with a three vehicle road traffic collision travelling towards the Wallasey Entrance to the ... «Liverpool Echo, Jul 15»
7
Motorcyclist who died in Glatton collision named by police
He was riding a 1000cc blue and white Suzuki GSXR motorbike, which was in collision with a black Volkswagen Golf car at about 10.20am in ... «Peterborough Telegraph, Jul 15»
8
Pensioner dies after collision with cement mixer in Northamptonshire
... A361 at the Aston-Le-Walls crossroads at 10.30am on Tuesday, June 30, when he was involved in a collision with a white DAF mixer lorry. «Northamptonshire Telegraph, Jul 15»
9
Tacoma man charged with watercraft homicide, assault in boat …
(AP) — Prosecutors charged a Tacoma man Tuesday with watercraft homicide and watercraft assault after a two-boat weekend collision ... «Q13 FOX, Jul 15»
10
M1: Emergency services called out to collision
FIREFIGHTERS were called out to a collision involving a lorry and a car at around 10.30pm. The incident happened on the M1 northbound ... «Derby Telegraph, Jul 15»

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