collision
An instance of colliding.
Example
“He has retired due to the collision.”
Other meanings
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.
Related words
- collisionless
- COLREGS
- intercollision
- multicollision
- noncollision
- postcollision
- precollision
- recollision
- supercollision
- anticollision
- collisional
- collision time
Word history
From Latin "collīsiō" (clash, concussion, collision).
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “collision” on Wiktionary, by its contributors, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.