Origin: Latin
suffix -sion
Collision has 4 different meanings across 1 category:
Noun
Noun
1
(physics) a brief event in which two or more bodies come together
"the collision of the particles resulted in an exchange of energy and a change of direction"
2
an accident resulting from violent impact of a moving object
"three passengers were killed in the collision"
"the collision of the two ships resulted in a serious oil spill"
3
a conflict of opposed ideas or attitudes or goals
"a collision of interests"
4
An instance of colliding.
"The sudden collision between the two cars caused a traffic jam on the highway."
Example Sentences
"the collision of the particles resulted in an exchange of energy and a change of direction"
noun
"three passengers were killed in the collision"
noun
"the collision of the two ships resulted in a serious oil spill"
noun
"a collision of interests"
noun
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Origin
The word comes from the Old French collision, which was borrowed from the Latin collisio. It originally meant "a dashing together," reflecting its root verb's sense of things striking one another.