Look up: collision

1. Collision
   A term sometimes applied to the convergence of two plates in which neither plate subducts. Instead, the edges of the plates crumple and are severely deformed.
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2. collision
   [n] - (physics) an brief event in which two or more bodies come together 2. [n] - an accident resulting from violent impact of a moving object 3. [n] - a conflict of opposed ideas or attitudes or goals
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3. Collision
   An encounter between two ojects that changes their existing momentum and energy conditions. See also: Elastic Collisions.
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4. collision
   an interaction between two particles(including photons),which changes the existing momentum and/or energy conditions Category: Physics • the result of two devices on a shared transmission medium,like Ethernet,transmitting simultaneously Category: News-systems and communications &b...
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5. Collision
   Col·li'sion noun [ Latin collisio , from collidere . See Collide .] 1. The act of striking together; a striking together, as of two hard bodies; a violent meeting, as of railroad trains; a clashing. 2. A state of o...
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6. collision
   <physics> Refers to the close approach of two or more particles, photons, atoms, nuclei, etc, during which such quantities as energy, momentum, and charge may be altered. ... More-or-less synonymous with scattering, except in scattering one generally thinks of one of the particles as being at ...
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7. collision
   noun a conflict of opposed ideas or attitudes or goals; `a collision of interests`
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8. collision
   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`
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9. Collision
   • (n.) A state of opposition; antagonism; interference. • (n.) The act of striking together; a striking together, as of two hard bodies; a violent meeting, as of railroad trains; a clashing.
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10. collision
    in physics, the sudden, forceful coming together in direct contact of two bodies, such as, for example, two billiard balls, a golf club and a ball, a ... [15 related articles]
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11. Collision
    A close approach of two or more particles, photons, atoms or nuclei during which quantities such as energy, momentum, and charge may be exchanged.
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12. collision
    1. (networking) When two hosts transmit on a network at once causing their packets to corrupt each other. See collision detection. 2. (programming) hash collision. (1995-01-06)
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13. collision
    
    • an event in which two or more bodies come together
    • the act of colliding with something
    • an accident resulting from violent impact of a moving object
    
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14. Collision
    A close approach of two or more particles, photons, atoms or nuclei during which quantities such as energy, momentum, and charge may be exchanged.
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15. collision
    an interaction between two particles (including photons), which changes the existing momentum and/or energy conditions
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16. Collision
    Film in dialectic. Sergei Eisenstein developed a theory of montage employing the ideas of thesis and antithesis in continuous evolvement. One image, the thesis, should collide with the next image, the antithesis, resulting in a synthesis of the two images. The next immediate image, the result in com...
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17. Collision
    When two or more object run into each other as in a car collision.
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18. Collision
    A `collision` is an isolated event in which two or more moving bodies (colliding bodies) exert forces on each other for a relatively short time. Although the most common colloquial use of the word "collision" refers to accidents in which two or more objects collide, the scientific use of t...
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19. Collision
    (computer science) Not to be confused with wireless packet collision. In computer science, a `collision` or `clash` is a situation that occurs when two distinct pieces of data have the same hash value, checksum, fingerprint, or cryptographic digest.<ref name="Hash_collisions&qu...
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20. Collision
    (Lost) "`Collision`" is the 33rd episode of Lost and the eighth episode of the second season. The episode was directed by Stephen Williams, and written by Javier Grillo-Marxuach and Leonard Dick. It first aired on November 23, 2005 on ABC. The character of Ana Lucia Cortez is...
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21. Collision
    (disambiguation) A `collision` is an isolated event in which two or more bodies exert relatively strong forces on each other for a relatively short time. This may specifically refer to: `Collision` may also refer to: Arts: Science: Computers: Networking and telecommunications: A collision<...
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22. Collision
    (film) `Collision`<ref name="collisionmovie.com">http://www.collisionmovie.com/--><ref name="christianitytoday.com">http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2007/mayweb-only/119-12.0.html--> is a documentary film<ref name="collisionmovie.com"/> release...
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23. Collision
    (band) `Collision` was an American heavy metal band from New York City that formed in 1979. Playing in relative obscurity for nearly 13 years, they were signed by Chaos/Columbia after they heard one of the band`s demos. The band then released their first full-length album entitled Collisio...
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