collision

== English == === Etymology === From Middle French collision, from Latin collīsiō (“clash, concussion, collision”) (whence -ion (noun suffix denoting action, result, process, state, condition)), from collīsus (“clashed together, conflicted, contended”), past participle of collīdō (“to clash, strike, dash, beat, or press together”) (whence collide), from con- (“together”) +‎ laedō (“to strike, collide, hurt”) (whence col- (assimilated form of com-)). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kəˈlɪʒn̩/ Rhymes: -ɪʒən === Noun === collision (countable and uncountable, plural collisions) An instance of colliding. (physics) 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. (software compilation) Clipping of naming collision. (computing, chiefly video games) Clipping of collision detection; tangibility. ==== Hyponyms ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== Further reading ==== “collision”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin Eli Smith, editors (1895–1910), “collision”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. == French == === Etymology === From Latin collīsiōnem. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kɔ.li.zjɔ̃/ === Noun === collision f (plural collisions) collision (an instance of colliding) ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “collision”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012