collision
collision
Definition
col·li·sion (kə liz̸h′ən)
noun
- the act of colliding, or coming together with sudden, violent force
- a clash or conflict of opinions, interest, etc.
Etymology: ME < LL collisio < pp. of L collidere: see collide
collision
Synonyms
collision
n.
A violent meeting
crash, impact, colliding, accident, contact, shock, encounter, bump, percussion, concussion, jar, jolt, sideswipe, strike, hit, slam, blow, thud, thump, knock, smash, foul, butt, rap, head-on collision, one-car accident, two-car accident, crackup, wreck, sideswipe, smashup, pileup*, fender bender*; see also disaster.A conflict
clash, interference, discord, contention; see disagreement 1, dispute.
collision
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- avoid: A cyclist coming along the road had to run into the hedge to avoid imminent collision.
Preposition: at
- s**(1/2: Search for color singlet technicolor particles in p anti-p collisions at s**(1/2 ) = 1.8-TeV.
Adjective modifier
- head-on: He had to brake sharply to avoid what he thought would be a head-on collision.
- fatal: Police are renewing their appeal for information about a fatal road traffic collision which occurred last Saturday Night.
- inelastic: Wherever the interstellar clouds of the two galaxies collide, they do not freely interpenetrate but, rather, suffer inelastic collision.
- bimolecular: Most mechanisms proceed by bimolecular collisions, whatever the overall order of the reaction!
- elastic: Analysis of an Elastic Collision We consider the case where two masses approach each other head on.
- frontal: Integrated in the front bumper structure, this device prevents passenger cars from being wedged under the truck in a frontal collision.
Modifies a noun
- repairsfor: With little or fixtures quot make solution we heard deductible collision repairsfor.
- avoidance: The RFC also mentions that the carrier has got intrinsic collision avoidance system.
- waiver: I arranged comprehensive insurance with collision damage waiver for each car.
- detection: Collision Detection Don't make it too easy for them!
Noun used with modifier
- mid-air: We got back to our tests, there had been no risk of a mid-air collision.
- clunker: Than issues relating area of the the front page clunker dump collision.
- anti-p: Search for color singlet technicolor particles in p anti-p collisions at s**(1/2 ) = 1.8-TeV.
- rear-end: The damper suggested high mileage, while the replaced number plate, he said, hinted at a rear-end collision.
- traffic: Police are renewing their appeal for information about a fatal road traffic collision which occurred last Saturday Night.
- high-energy: Selected peptide ions from this first analysis can then be subjected to high-energy collision to obtain fragment ions.
Preposition: with
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