collision

[Col*li·sion]

A collision is when two or more things smash together. You shouldn't give yourself a pedicure while driving because it might result in a collision, wrecking your car and spoiling your toenail polish to boot.

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The act of striking together; a striking together, as of two hard bodies; a violent meeting, as of railroad trains; a clashing.

Noun
a conflict of opposed ideas or attitudes or goals; "a collision of interests"

Noun
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"

Noun
(physics) an 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"


n.
The act of striking together; a striking together, as of two hard bodies; a violent meeting, as of railroad trains; a clashing.

n.
A state of opposition; antagonism; interference.


Collision

Col*li"sion , n. [L. collisio, fr. collidere. See Collide.] 1. The act of striking together; a striking together, as of two hard bodies; a violent meeting, as of railroad trains; a clashing. 2. A state of opposition; antagonism; interference.
The collision of contrary false principles.
Sensitive to the most trifling collisions.
Syn. -- Conflict; clashing; encounter; opposition.

The act of striking together; a striking together, as of two hard bodies; a violent meeting, as of railroad trains; a clashing.

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Usage Examples

Movies are a complicated collision of literature, theatre, music and all the visual arts.

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Other Usage Examples

You know, there was a time, just before I started to study physical science, when astronomers thought that systems such as we have here in the solar system required a rare triple collision of stars.

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