WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
inelas′tic colli′sion, [Mech.]
  1. Mechanicsa collision in which the total kinetic energy of the colliding bodies or particles is not the same after the collision as it was before (opposed to elastic collision).

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

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