1. Noun
The act of striking together; a striking together, as of two hard bodies; a violent meeting, as of railroad trains; a clashing.
2. Noun
A state of opposition; antagonism; interference.
3. Noun
a conflict of opposed ideas or attitudes or goals; "a collision of interests"
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4. 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"
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