Meaning of collision in English

collision

noun

/kəˈlɪʒ.ən/ us

/kəˈlɪʒ.ən/

collision noun (ACCIDENT)

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[ C or U ]

an accident that happens when two vehicles hit each other with force:

There has been a collision on the southbound stretch of the motorway.

head-on collision Two drivers were killed in a head-on (= direct) collision between a car and a taxi last night.

in a collision with The cyclist was in a collision with a bus.

Synonyms

accident
crash  (ACCIDENT)
smash  (ACCIDENT) UK
smash-up UK

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fender bender US informal

prang noun UK informal

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a traffic accident

accidentAn accident on the M11 is blocking traffic in a northerly direction.
collisionPolice responded to the collision and closed the road.
head-onBoth drivers were injured in the head-on collision.
shuntUK My insurance company refused to pay out after my little shunt.
crashA serious crash on the motorway yesterday led to its closure for two hours.
car crashHe died in a car crash.

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On the road: accidents involving vehicles

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Hitting against objects accidentally and colliding

collision noun (DIFFERENCE)

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a strong disagreement:

There was a collision of interests/opinions.

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Arguments & disagreements

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Idiom

be on a collision course

(Definition of collision from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

collision | American Dictionary

collision

noun [ C ]

/kəˈlɪʒ·ən/

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the violent coming together of two or more moving objects, such as vehicles:

The collision involved a pickup truck and a car .

Idiom

on a collision course

(Definition of collision from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

collision | Business English

collision

noun [ C or U ]

/kəˈlɪʒən/ us

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INSURANCE

an accident in which two vehicles hit each other:

Injuries from rear-end collisions were down, which could mean more than $45 million saved on accident damage per year.

collision damage

be on a collision course

if two or more people or groups are on a collision course, they are doing or saying things which will cause a disagreement or problems between them:

The House and the Senate are again on a collision course over transportation.

(Definition of collision from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Examples of collision

collision

In the radio model, the inability to choose direction of transmissions makes the straightforward colouring of the ring insufficient for avoiding collisions.

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The total balance of the evolution is: two collisions and seven collapses.

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The collisions of other combinations of waves that occur in solving- are simpler.

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Note that for cylindrical semi-focusing billiards, the same happens for consecutive collisions with the flat boundary components.

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All they do between collisions is to translate rectilinearly while rotating concomitantly.

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No longer a result of perspectival extrusions and planar collisions, space is now a product of the hollowing and localized dissolutions of emergent landforms.

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All these results assume finite horizon: that is, the free path between collisions must be bounded above.

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Delivery rates are more efficient to protoplanetary discs, as the solid grains effectively sputter the incoming material in hypervelocity collisions.

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Indeed, nebular drag and collisions would ensure that orbits with zero eccentricity were preferred.

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Such rapid migrations increase the accumulation of small solids, particularly around the midplane, and enhances the rates of their collisions and coagulation to larger objects.

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Now we know that there are villains who use magnetic devices at long distance in order to cause collisions.

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The electron distribution function is assumed to be isotropic due to electron- electron collisions.

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However, if the barrier is low, a significant fraction of collisions leads rapidly to a reaction event.

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A high degree-of-redundancy is important especially when the manipulator is working in an environment with many potential collisions with obstacles.

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With tactile sensors the collisions can be detected.

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Collocations with collision

collision

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accidental collision

They need to be able to withstand the possibility of accidental collision.

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atomic collision

The original concept for the ring was to store low-energy heavy ions for laser spectroscopic and laser cooling experiments and for atomic collision studies.

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collision avoidance

Working in the context of helicopter collision avoidance, he describes the qualities required of a system that is capable of working in that setting.

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What is the pronunciation of collision?

Translations of collision

in Chinese (Traditional)

意外, （車輛的）碰撞，相撞, 衝突…

Meaning of collision in English

collision noun (ACCIDENT)

collision noun (DIFFERENCE)

Idiom

collision | American Dictionary

Idiom

collision | Business English

Examples of collision

Collocations with collision

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