WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
elas′tic colli′sion, [Mech.]
  1. Mechanicsa collision in which the total kinetic energy of the colliding bodies or particles is the same after the collision as it was before (opposed to inelastic collision).
  • 1925–30

'elastic collision' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
coefficient of restitution - elastic scattering - inelastic collision

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