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   col·li·sion

   /kəˈliZH(ə)n/

   noun

   • 1. an instance of one moving object or person striking violently against another: "a midair collision between two aircraft" Similar crashaccidentbumpknockimpacthitstrikeclashsmashRTA (road traffic accident)wreckinformal:smash-uppileupprangshunt
   • ▪ an instance of conflict between opposing ideas, interests, or factions: "a collision between experience and theory" Similar conflictclashoppositiondisagreementvarianceincompatibilitycontradictionOpposite coalescence
   • 2. an event of two or more records being assigned the same identifier or location in memory.
   • ▪ an instance of simultaneous transmission by more than one node of a network.

   Word Origin late Middle English: from late Latin collisio(n-), from Latin collidere ‘strike together’ (see collide).

   Derivatives

   • 1. collisional adjective

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   Some common synonyms of collision are concussion, impact, and shock. While all these words mean "a forceful, even violent contact between two or more things," collision implies the coming together of two or more things with such force that both or all are damaged or their progress is severely impeded.

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   Synonyms and examples. accident. An accident on I-95 is blocking traffic in both directions. crash. A serious crash on the interstate yesterday led to lane closures during rush hour. car crash. He died in a car crash. head-on. Both drivers were injured in the head-on collision.

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   n. # crash , shock. Another way to say Collision? Synonyms for Collision (other words and phrases for Collision).

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   Synonyms for COLLISION: crash, impact, concussion, shock, accident, smash, bump, contact, blow, jar, encounter, hit, jolt, percussion, butt, crackup, pileup, wreck, smashup, colliding, strike, slam, brunt, thud.

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   Synonyms for COLLISIONS: crashes, impacts, shocks, jolts, bumps, thumps, encounters, concussions, slams, blows