Collision

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. The act or process of colliding; a crash or conflict.
  • n. Physics A brief dynamic event consisting of the close approach of two or more particles, such as atoms, resulting in an abrupt change of momentum or exchange of energy.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. An instance of colliding.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. The act of striking together; a striking together, as of two hard bodies; a violent meeting, as of railroad trains; a clashing.
  • n. A state of opposition; antagonism; interference.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. The act of striking or dashing together; a striking together of two bodies; the meeting and mutual striking or clashing of two or more moving bodies, or of a moving body with a stationary one; specifically, in recent use, the dashing together of two railroad-trains, or of two boats or ships.
  • n. Opposition; antagonism; counteraction: as, a collision of interests or of parties.
  • n. See extract.
  • n. Synonyms Concussion, etc. See shock.
  • To collide; strike against.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a conflict of opposed ideas or attitudes or goals
  • n. (physics) a brief event in which two or more bodies come together
  • n. an accident resulting from violent impact of a moving object
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