Pronunciations (2)
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/kəˈlɪʒn̩/
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kəˈlɪʒən
Noun
An instance of colliding.
Usage- Countable
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He has retired due to the collision.
More examples (1)
At the very moment he cried out, David realised that what he had run into was only the Christmas tree. Disgusted with himself at such cowardice, he spat a needle from his mouth, stepped back from the tree and listened. There were no sounds of any movement upstairs: no shouts, no sleepy grumbles, only a gentle tinkle from the decorations as the tree had recovered from 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.
Usage- Countable
- Uncountable
Noun
(physics) a brief event in which two or more bodies come together
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the collision of the particles resulted in an exchange of energy and a change of direction
an accident resulting from violent impact of a moving object
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three passengers were killed in the collision
the collision of the two ships resulted in a serious oil spill
a conflict of opposed ideas or attitudes or goals
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a collision of interests