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collision
English
Etymology
From Middle French collision, from Late Latin collisio, from Latin collidere, past participle collisus (“to dash together”); see collide.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /k??l???n/
- Rhymes: -???n
Noun
collision (countable and uncountable, plural collisions)
- 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.
- 1994, Stephen Fry, The Hippopotamus Chapter 2
- (physics) 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.
- (software compilation) Clipping of naming collision.
Hyponyms
Coordinate terms
- allision
Derived terms
Related terms
- collide
Translations
Further reading
- collision in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- collision in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
French
Etymology
From Latin coll?si?.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /k?.li.zj??/
Noun
collision f (plural collisions)
- collision (an instance of colliding)
Derived terms
- collision frontale
Further reading
- “collision” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
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smashup
English
Etymology
From the verb phrase smash up.
Noun
smashup (plural smashups)
- (informal) An abrupt, damaging breakdown or failure.
- (informal) A violent collision involving one or more vehicles.
Translations
Anagrams
- mash-ups, mashups
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- what does smashup
- what us a smashup
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