collision

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /kəˈlɪʒən/

Noun

collision

1. An instance of colliding.
   • 1994, Stephen Fry, The Hippopotamus Chapter 2

     At the very moment he cried out, David realised that what he had run into was only the Christmas tree. Disgusted with himself at such cowardice, he spat a needle from his mouth, stepped back from the tree and listened. There were no sounds of any movement upstairs: no shouts, no sleepy grumbles, only a gentle tinkle from the decorations as the tree had recovered from the collision.

2. (compilation) Clipping of naming collision#English|naming collision.

Related terms

• collide

Translations

• French: collision
• German: Zusammenstoß, Kollision
• Italian: collisione
• Portuguese: colisão
• Russian: столкнове́ние
• Spanish: colisión

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