collision

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Derived terms 1.3.2 Related terms 1.3.3 Translations 1.3.4 External links 2 French 2.1 Pronunciation 2.2 Noun

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[edit] Etymology

< Late Latin collisio < Latin collidere, pp. collisus (“‘to dash together’”); see collide.

[edit] Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɪʒən

[edit] Noun

collision (plural collisions)

1. An instance of colliding.

[edit] Derived terms

• collision course
• collisional

[edit] Related terms

• collide

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[edit] External links

• collision in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• collision in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911

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[edit] French

[edit] Pronunciation

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[edit] Noun

collision

1. An instance of colliding.