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单词 collision
释义

collision

[ kuh-lizh-uhn ]
/ kəˈlɪʒ ən /
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noun

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

Origin of collision

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

OTHER WORDS FROM collision

col·li·sion·al, adjectivean·ti·col·li·sion, adjective

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH collision

collision , collusion

Words nearby collision

Collinsville, Collip, colliquation, colliquative, colliquative necrosis, collision, collision course, collision density, collision diameter, collision insurance, collision zone
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British Dictionary definitions for collision

collision
/ (kəˈlɪʒən) /

noun

a violent impact of moving objects; crash
the conflict of opposed ideas, wishes, attitudes, etca collision of interests
physics an event in which two or more bodies or particles come together with a resulting change of direction and, normally, energy

Word Origin for collision

C15: from Late Latin collīsiō from Latin collīdere to collide
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