Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

recollision

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: rec-ol-li-sion
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English collision English recollision From re- + collision.

Inflected Forms

recollisions (plural)

Derived Forms

recollisional

Frequently Paired Words

recollide

Questions

What does recollision mean?: A repeat collision between two particles (such as an electron and an ion) which have collided before.
Where does recollision come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English collision English recollision From re- + collision.

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