collision

CEFRC1

/kəˈlɪʒn̩/

noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    An accident in which moving objects hit each other.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    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.

Examples

  • His story of the collision agrees with mine.

  • In the collision with a Volvo, our car naturally got the worst of it.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
1

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. Clipping of naming collision.

  2. An instance of colliding.

  3. Clipping of collision detection; tangibility.

More examples

In context

  • He has retired due to the collision.

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Origin

noun

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-)).