different between collider vs collier

English

Etymology

collide +? -er

Noun

collider (plural colliders)

1. (physics) Any of several forms of particle accelerator in which two opposing beams of particles collide.
2. (video games) A model of the shape of an object for purposes of collision detection.
   • 2014, Jeff W. Murray, C# Game Programming Cookbook for Unity 3D (page 339)

     The race controller will check for a trigger hit between this player's collider and the start/finish line trigger, but this script has an OnTriggerEnter function to check for triggers used to force a respawn.

Derived terms

supercollider

Translations

English

Etymology

From Middle English colier, from col (“coal”)

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?k?l??(?)/
• (US) enPR: käl??-?r, IPA^(key): /?k?li?/

Noun

collier (plural colliers)

1. A person in the business or occupation of producing (digging or mining) coal or making charcoal or in its transporting or commerce.
   • 1957, H.R. Schubert, History of the British Iron and Steel Industry, p. 224.

     For this reason, the collier took constant care to keep the covering of earth in good order.

2. (nautical) A vessel carrying a bulk cargo of coal.
3. (nautical) A sailor on such a vessel.
4. (slang, used by the traveller community) A non-traveller.

Related terms

• Colliers Wood
• colliery

Translations

References

• Webster's Seventh New Collegiate Dictionary, Springfield, Massachusetts, G.&C. Merriam Co., 1967

Anagrams

• Coriell

Danish

Noun

collier c

1. indefinite plural of collie

French

Etymology

From Old French coler, from Late Latin coll?re.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /k?.lje/

Noun

collier m (plural colliers)

1. A necklace, string-shaped jewel worn around the neck
2. collar (e.g. of a dog)
3. collar (on animals, colored fur around the neck)

Derived terms

• couleuvre à collier

Related terms

• cou m, col

Descendants

• ? German: Kollier, Collier n
• ? Greek: ????? m (kolié, “necklace”)
• ? Russian: ?????? n (kol?jé, “necklace”)
• ? Turkish: kolye (“necklace”)

References

• Nouveau Petit Larousse illustré. Dictionnaire encyclopédique. Paris, Librairie Larousse, 1952, 146th edition

Further reading

• “collier” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from French collier.

Noun

collier m (invariable)

1. A necklace, string-shaped jewel worn around the neck

Related terms

• collo m

Swedish

Noun

collier

1. indefinite plural of collie