This is when the objects are deformed or stick together. Momentum is still conserved in these situations, but this time the objects do not escape the collision unharmed. And unlike elastic collisions, inelastic collisions do give off quite a bit of heat when the two objects come together.
From Wikipedia: Curtana, also Cortana or Courtain, is a latinized form of the Anglo-French curtein, from Latin curtus, 'shortened', used for a ceremonial type of sword. [...] Curtana was also, according to legend, the sword of Ogier the Dane; it bore the inscription My name is Cortana, of the same steel and temper as Joyeuse and Durendal..
Cortana is an intelligent personal assistant created by Microsoft for Windows Phone 8.1 (where it now supersedes Bing Mobile), Microsoft Band, Windows 10, and coming to iOS, Android, and the Xbox One. Cortana was demonstrated for the first time atâ¦ Continue Reading.