Collision — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

(physics) a brief event in which two or more bodies come together

an accident resulting from violent impact of a moving object

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kɹˈɪŋkəl/

🇬🇧British English

/dɪsfˈeɪθ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dɪsfˈeɪθ/

3 syllables Say it as /kɹˈɪŋkəl/.

Examples

the collision of the particles resulted in an exchange of energy and a change of direction
three passengers were killed in the collision
the collision of the two ships resulted in a serious oil spill

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

hit

Parts of Speech

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”
noun	an accident resulting from violent impact of a moving object “three passengers were killed in the collision”
noun	a conflict of opposed ideas or attitudes or goals “a collision of interests”

Word Forms

collide	verb	crash together with violent impact
hit	verb	hit against; come into sudden contact with

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Kollision

(Physik) ein kurzes Ereignis, bei dem zwei oder mehr Körper zusammenkommen

🇪🇸Spanish

colisión

(física) un evento breve en el que dos o más cuerpos se juntan

🇮🇹Italian

collisione

(fisica) un breve evento in cui due o più corpi si uniscono

🇳🇱Dutch

botsing

(natuurkunde) een korte gebeurtenis waarbij twee of meer lichamen samenkomen

🇵🇹Portuguese

colisão

(física) um breve evento em que dois ou mais corpos se unem

🇷🇺Russian

столкновение

(физика) короткое событие, в котором два или более тел встречаются вместе.

India

🇮🇳Hindi

टक्कर

(भौतिकी) एक संक्षिप्त घटना जिसमें दो या दो से अधिक शरीर एक साथ आते हैं

🇧🇩Bengali

সংঘর্ষ

(পদার্থবিদ্যা) একটি সংক্ষিপ্ত ঘটনা যেখানে দুই বা ততোধিক দেহ একত্রিত হয়

🇮🇳Tamil

மோதல்

(இயற்பியல்) இரண்டு அல்லது அதற்கு மேற்பட்ட உடல்கள் ஒன்று சேரும் ஒரு சுருக்கமான நிகழ்வு

🇮🇳Telugu

తాకిడి

(భౌతికశాస్త్రం) రెండు లేదా అంతకంటే ఎక్కువ శరీరాలు కలిసి వచ్చే సంక్షిప్త సంఘటన

🇮🇳Marathi

टक्कर

(भौतिकशास्त्र) एक संक्षिप्त घटना ज्यामध्ये दोन किंवा अधिक शरीरे एकत्र येतात

🇮🇳Gujarati

અથડામણ

(ભૌતિકશાસ્ત્ર) એક સંક્ષિપ્ત ઘટના જેમાં બે અથવા વધુ સંસ્થાઓ એક સાથે આવે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಘರ್ಷಣೆ

(ಭೌತಶಾಸ್ತ್ರ) ಎರಡು ಅಥವಾ ಹೆಚ್ಚಿನ ದೇಹಗಳು ಒಟ್ಟಿಗೆ ಸೇರುವ ಸಂಕ್ಷಿಪ್ತ ಘಟನೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

കൂട്ടിയിടി

(ഭൗതികശാസ്ത്രം) രണ്ടോ അതിലധികമോ ശരീരങ്ങൾ ഒന്നിക്കുന്ന ഒരു ഹ്രസ്വ സംഭവം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਟੱਕਰ

(ਭੌਤਿਕ ਵਿਗਿਆਨ) ਇੱਕ ਸੰਖੇਪ ਘਟਨਾ ਜਿਸ ਵਿੱਚ ਦੋ ਜਾਂ ਦੋ ਤੋਂ ਵੱਧ ਸਰੀਰ ਇਕੱਠੇ ਹੁੰਦੇ ਹਨ

🇵🇰Urdu

تصادم

(طبیعیات) ایک مختصر واقعہ جس میں دو یا دو سے زیادہ اجسام اکٹھے ہوتے ہیں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

碰撞

（物理学）两个或多个物体聚集在一起的短暂事件

🇯🇵Japanese

衝突

(物理学) 2 つ以上の物体が結合する短い出来事

🇰🇷Korean

충돌

(물리학) 두 개 이상의 물체가 합쳐지는 짧은 사건

🇻🇳Vietnamese

va chạm

(vật lý) sự kiện ngắn trong đó hai hay nhiều vật thể gặp nhau

🇹🇭Thai

การชนกัน

(ฟิสิกส์) เหตุการณ์สั้น ๆ ที่วัตถุตั้งแต่สองชิ้นขึ้นไปมารวมกัน

🇮🇩Indonesian

tabrakan

(Fisika) peristiwa singkat di mana dua benda atau lebih bersatu

🇵🇭Filipino

banggaan

(physics) isang maikling kaganapan kung saan nagsasama-sama ang dalawa o higit pang mga katawan

🇲🇾Malay

perlanggaran

(fizik) peristiwa ringkas di mana dua atau lebih badan berkumpul

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الاصطدام

(الفيزياء) حدث قصير يجتمع فيه جسمان أو أكثر

🇮🇷Persian

برخورد

(فیزیک) رویداد کوتاهی که در آن دو یا چند جسم به هم می رسند

🇹🇷Turkish

çarpışma

(fizik) iki veya daha fazla cismin bir araya geldiği kısa bir olay

🇮🇱Hebrew

הִתנַגְשׁוּת

(פיסיקה) אירוע קצר שבו שני גופים או יותר מתאחדים

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