σύγκρουση — meaning in English

English meaning

• collision noun A single instance of two things colliding.
• conflict noun A serious disagreement or clash, especially a prolonged one.

Senses

σύγκρουση is used for these senses in English:

• collision An instance of colliding.
• conflict An incompatibility, as of two things that cannot be simultaneously fulfilled.
• smashup (informal) A violent collision involving one or more vehicles.

collision — full definition

1. noun A single instance of two things colliding.
2. noun An event where two or more objects briefly act on each other with force, even if they never actually touch.
3. noun A short way of saying 'naming collision'.
4. noun A short way of saying 'collision detection', or the quality of being solid enough to collide with other objects.

conflict — full definition

1. noun A serious disagreement or clash, especially a prolonged one.
2. verb To be incompatible or to clash with something else.

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