how to pronounce collision

/kəˈlɪʒ.ən/

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collision is pronounced in three syllables

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An example use of collision in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… the slow-motion collision of continents …”

meanings of collision

noun:

Clipping of naming collision.
An instance of colliding.

collision frequency in english - C1 level of CEFR

the word collision occurs in english on average 6.4 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics collision can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that collision can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;

2) leisure and entertainment;

3) transport and travel;