collision
An instance of colliding.
Noun 2 meanings
An instance of colliding.
“He has retired due to the collision.”
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.
Etymology
From 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-)).
COLLISION at a glance
COLLISION has 9 letters and scores 11 points in Scrabble (C 3 + O 1 + L 1 + L 1 + I 1 + S 1 + I 1 + O 1 + N 1) and 15 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #7,545 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with collision
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