obsolescent
EnglishMerriam-Webster Dictionaryan> : an encounter between particles (such as atoms or molecules) resulting in exchange or transformation of energy
EnglishMerriam-Webster DictionaryExamples
- //The car was destroyed in the collision.
- //the collision of two opposing philosophies regarding the rearing of children
First Known Use
15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1History and Etymology
Middle English, from Latin collision-, collisio, from colliderecollision
noun
Synonyms
- a forceful coming together of two things //the collision of two opposing philosophies regarding the rearing of childrenSynonyms
- the violent coming together of two bodies into destructive contact //a horrendous car collision on the highway
columbine
Definition
- : any of a genus (Aquilegia) of plants of the buttercup family with irregular showy spurred flowers: such as: a red-flowered plant (A. canadensis) of eastern North America: a blue-flowered plant (A. caeruleaan> : an encounter between particles (such as atoms or molecules) resulting in exchange or transformation of energy
Examples
- //The car was destroyed in the collision.
- //the collision of two opposing philosophies regarding the rearing of children
First Known Use
15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1History and Etymology
Middle English, from Latin collision-, collisio, from colliderecollision
noun
Synonyms
- a forceful coming together of two things //the collision of two opposing philosophies regarding the rearing of childrenSynonyms
- the violent coming together of two bodies into destructive contact //a horrendous car collision on the highway