collision
An instance of collidingAn instance of colliding.
» Tom didn't die in the collision.
Meaning
2 senses(countable, uncountable)An instance of colliding.
He has retired due to the collision.
Zusammenstoß, Kollision
столкнове́ниеstolknovénije, соударе́ниеsoudarénije, колли́зияkollízija
зі́ткненняzítknennja, зуда́рzudár
(countable, uncountable)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.
(physics) a brief event in which two or more bodies come together
Examples
51 sentencesTom didn't die in the collision.
Tom wasn't hurt in the collision.
It was a head-on collision.
The car exploded a few moments after the collision.
ruМашина взорвалась через несколько минут после столкновения.
deDas Auto explodierte kurz nach dem Zusammenprall.
Tom died in the collision.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle French collision, from Latin collīsiō (“clash, concussion, collision”) (whenceFrom Middle French collision, from Latin collīsiō (“clash, concussion, collision”) (whence -ion (noun suffix denoting action, result, process, state, condition)), from collīsus (“clashed together, conflicted, contended”), past participle of collīdō (“to clash, strike, dash, beat, or press together”) (whence collide), from con- (“together”) + laedō (“to strike, collide, hurt”) (whence col- (assimilated form of com-)).
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Forms
plural: collisions| Singular | collision |
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regular
Synonyms
1 synonyms- (physics) a brief event in which two or more bodies come together:hit
Word family
28 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable