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English to English noun
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(physics) a brief event in which two or more bodies come together |  | Example: the collision of the particles resulted in an exchange of energy and a change of direction
source: wordnet30
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an accident resulting from violent impact of a moving object | | Example: three passengers were killed in the collision
the collision of the two ships resulted in a serious oil spill
source: wordnet30
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a conflict of opposed ideas or attitudes or goals | | Example: a collision of interests
source: wordnet30
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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. | | source: webster1913
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