Collision
[kə'lɪʒ(ə)n] or [kə'lɪʒən]
Definition
(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) a 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'.
Typist: Sanford--From WordNet
Definition
(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.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
n. [1]. Clash, shock, concussion.[2]. Opposition, interference, clashing, conflict.
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Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Encounter, conflict, crash, opposition, impact, concussion, clash
ANT:Interswerving, interdivergence, shave
Typist: Wesley
Unserious Contents or Definition
To dream of a collision, you will meet with an accident of a serious type and disappointments in business. For a young woman to see a collision, denotes she will be unable to decide between lovers, and will be the cause of wrangles.
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Examples
- Fortunately for that fellow too,' said Tip, 'or he and I might have come into collision. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- Strong bulkheads, and double bottoms with air-tight compartments, impart buoyancy in case of collision. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- Raffles on his side had not the same eagerness for a collision which was implied in Ladislaw's threatening air. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- The collision crushed our steel bows, and notwithstanding every effort on our part came near to hurling us from the deck. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
- The collision duly took place in the hall. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- Almost at the instant of impact I turned my bows upward, and then with a shattering jolt we were in collision. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
- She could not be induced to favour you, and so we came into collision with this Mr Eugene Wrayburn. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- The collision had retarded our progress and now a hundred swift scouts were close upon us. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
- If there was any danger of friction or collision from the ill-regulated zeal of so many young operators, her gentle Come! Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- Turning suddenly, he met a man, so close upon him that Eugene, surprised, stepped back, to avoid a collision. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- Tickler was a wax-ended piece of cane, worn smooth by collision with my tickled frame. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- He knew that a collision between him and Matthew always suggested to Mrs. Yorke the propriety of a fit of hysterics. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- Eustacia's face burnt crimson at the unexpected collision of incidents, and filled it with an animation that it too frequently lacked. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- A sudden noise is traced to the fall of an object, or to an explosion, or to a collision; in fact, is due to the motion of matter. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- There are characters which are continually creating collisions and nodes for themselves in dramas which nobody is prepared to act with them. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- Lambert imagines that all these bodies have exactly the volume, weight, position, direction, and speed necessary for the avoidance of collisions. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
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