σύγκρουση — meaning in English

English meaning

• collision noun An instance of 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 An instance of colliding.
2. noun Any event in which two or more bodies exert forces on each other in a relatively short time. In a collision, physical contact of two bodies is not necessary.
3. noun Clipping of naming collision.
4. noun Clipping of collision detection; tangibility.

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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