COLLISION

collision

(noun) a conflict of opposed ideas or attitudes or goals; “a collision of interests”

collision

(noun) 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”

collision, hit

(noun) (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”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

collision (countable and uncountable, plural collisions)

An instance of colliding.

(compilation) Clipping of naming collision.

Hyponyms

• hash collision

• naming collision

Coordinate terms

• allision

Source: Wiktionary

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Col*li"sion, n. Etym: [L. collisio, fr. collidere. See Collide.]

1. The act of striking together; a striking together, as of two hard bodies; a violent meeting, as of railroad trains; a clashing.

2. A state of opposition; antagonism; interference. The collision of contrary false principles. Bp. Warburton. Sensitive to the most trifling collisions. W. Irving.

Syn.

– Conflict; clashing; encounter; opposition.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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