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collision vs contact

contact vs collision

collision and contact both are nouns.

collision is not a verb while contact is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
collision Yes No No No
contact Yes No Yes No
As nouns, contact is a hypernym of collision; that is, contact is a word with a broader meaning than collision:
  • collision: (physics) a brief event in which two or more bodies come together
  • contact: the physical coming together of two or more things
Other hypernyms of collision include impinging, striking.
collision (noun) contact (noun)
a conflict of opposed ideas or attitudes or goals the act of touching physically
an accident resulting from violent impact of a moving object close interaction
(physics) a brief event in which two or more bodies come together (electronics) a junction where things (as two electrical conductors) touch or are in physical contact
a thin curved glass or plastic lens designed to fit over the cornea in order to correct vision or to deliver medication
a channel for communication between groups
a communicative interaction
the physical coming together of two or more things
a person who is in a position to give you special assistance
the state or condition of touching or of being in immediate proximity
collision (verb) contact (verb)
be in or establish communication with
be in direct physical contact with; make contact
Difference between collision and contact

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