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UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/kəˈlɪʒ^ən/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/kəˈlɪʒən/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(kə lizh′ən)

col•li•sion /kəˈlɪʒən/USA pronunciation n.

[uncountable] the act of colliding:to reduce the chance of collision.
an example or instance of this:[countable]a midair collision.

col•li•sion (kə lizh′ən),USA pronunciation n.

the act of colliding;
a coming violently into contact;
crash:the collision of two airplanes.
a clash;
conflict:a collision of purposes.
Physicsthe meeting of particles or of bodies in which each exerts a force upon the other, causing the exchange of energy or momentum.

Late Latin collīsiōn- (stem of collīsiō), equivalent. to collīs(us) (past participle of collīdere to collide) + -iōn- -ion
late Middle English 1400–50

col•li′sion•al, adj.

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collision /kəˈlɪʒən/ n

a violent impact of moving objects; crash
the conflict of opposed ideas, wishes, attitudes, etc

Etymology: 15th Century: from Late Latin collīsiō from Latin collīdere to collide

'collision' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

bird strike - bump - clash - crash - crumple zones - fender - foul - head-on - hit - hurt - impact - midair - near miss - pile up - pow - radiative - scattering - seatbelt - shower - shunt - smash - smash-up - telescope - aboardage - afoul - against - air bag - anstoss - bingle - bolt - break - bruise - bull-bar - circle - clank - coefficient of restitution - collision course - collision density - collision diameter - collision insurance - concussion - conflict - crackup - crashworthiness - damage control - death seat - elastic collision - elastic scattering - fender bender - headrest

In Lists: B2 - Unit 7, B2 - Unit 7, more...

Synonyms: crash, impact, colliding, accident, contact, more...

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