Computers A garbled communication between 2 devices in a local area network (LAN) that results when both attempt to transmit data simultaneously; after colliding, each device waits for a period of time and retries; increased devices on a LAN increase the likelihood of collision
Obstetrics A mechanical obstruction to the birth of twins, such that the lay of one foetus impedes the engagement of the other; the most extreme collision is known as interlocking
Public health Road traffic accident/motor vehicle accident
Radiation physics The interaction between 2 particles—e.g., photons, atomic nuclei, electrons—during which energy, momentum, and charge may be altered

collision

Obstetrics A mechanical obstruction to the birth of twins, such that the lay of one fetus impedes the engagement of the other; the most extreme collision is known as interlocking, see there Public health Motor vehicle accident. See MVA.

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In this figure, we label the most important emission lines used in our studies, in particular, the strong Balmer hydrogen recombination lines and collisionally excited emission lines, such as [O II] [lambda][lambda]3726,3729, [O III] [lambda]4363, [O III] [lambda]5007, [S II] [lambda][lambda]6717,6731, and [N II] [lambda]6584, which have been used for the determination of physical conditions (e.g., electron temperature and density) and chemical abundances (e.g., oxygen, nitrogen, etc.).

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