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recollision

recollision noun: a repeat collision between two particles (such as an electron and an ion) which have collided before.

Noun

recollision (plural recollisions)

  1. A repeat collision between two particles (such as an electron and an ion) which have collided before.

Forms of recollision

pluralrecollisions

Origin of recollision

From re- + collision.

Words formed from recollision

Questions about recollision

What does recollision mean?
Recollision means a repeat collision between two particles (such as an electron and an ion) which have collided before.
What part of speech is recollision?
Recollision is a noun.
What is the plural of recollision?
The plural of recollision is recollisions.

Words near recollision in the dictionary

  1. recollimated
  2. recollimates
  3. recollimating
  4. recollimation
  5. recollimations
  6. recollision
  7. recollisional
  8. recollisions
  9. recolonisation
  10. recolonisations
  11. recolonise

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