collision : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: collision	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for collision
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
collision n (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" Synonym(s): collision, hit 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" a conflict of opposed ideas or attitudes or goals; "a collision of interests"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Collision \Colli"sion\, n. [L. collisio, fr. 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 opposition; antagonism; interference. The collision* of contrary false principles. --Bp. Warburton. Sensitive to the most trifling collisions. --W. Irving. Syn: Conflict; clashing; encounter; opposition.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
collision 1. When two {hosts} transmit on a {network} at once causing their {packets} to collide and corrupt each other. See {collision detection}. 2. {hash collision}. (1995-01-06)