collision
physical event where two or more bodies exert forces on each other for a short time
stellar collision
coming together of two stars caused by gravity, gravitational radiation, or other mechanisms not well understood
satellite collision
when satellites collided in orbit around celestial bodies
second impact
impact suffered between a vehicle occupant and the vehicle they are riding in during some kind of safety incident
ground collision
collision that occurs while an aircraft is taxiing to or from its runway
charge exchange
collisional process in which a neutral atom acquires the charge of an ion
bridge strike
type of accident in which a vehicle collides with a bridge
elastic collision
collision in which kinetic energy is conserved and not dissipated
strike
directed physical attack
train collision
type of rail accident
level crossing collision
collision between one or more rail and road vehicles at a level crossing
ramming
combat technique of intentionally running one's own body, vehicle, or craft into a target
tennis shot
way of hitting the ball in tennis
mid-air collision
aviation accident in which two or more aircraft come into contact during flight
ship collision
structural impact between two ships or one ship and a floating or still object such as an iceberg or a bridge
staged crash
tactic for making a false insurance claim
bird collision
birds colliding with objects
traffic collision
collision of a vehicle with another vehicle, pedestrian, animal, or other object
inelastic collision
collision where energy is lost to heat, so that kinetic energy is not conserved
head crash
read-write head of a hard disk making contact with the platter
Coulomb collision
binary elastic collision between two charged particles
impact event
collision of two astronomical objects with measurable effects
Backspin
shot such that the ball rotates backwards (as though rolling back towards the player) after it is hit
impact
high force or shock applied over a short time period when two or more bodies collide
USS Hartford and USS New Orleans collision
Accident at sea