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interaction
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in·ter·ac·tion  (ntr-kshn)
n.
1.
a. The act or process of interacting.
b. The state of undergoing interaction.
2. Physics Any of four fundamental ways in which elementary particles and bodies can influence each other, classified as strong, weak, electromagnetic, and gravitational.

interaction [ˌɪntərˈækʃən]
n
1. a mutual or reciprocal action or influence
2. (Physics / General Physics) Physics the transfer of energy between elementary particles, between a particle and a field, or between fields See strong interaction, electromagnetic interaction, fundamental interaction, gravitational interaction, weak interaction, electroweak interaction
interactional  adj
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.interactioninteraction - a mutual or reciprocal action; interacting
action - something done (usually as opposed to something said); "there were stories of murders and other unnatural actions"
interplay - reciprocal action and reaction
contact - close interaction; "they kept in daily contact"; "they claimed that they had been in contact with extraterrestrial beings"
interchange, reciprocation, give-and-take - mutual interaction; the activity of reciprocating or exchanging (especially information)
2.interaction - (physics) the transfer of energy between elementary particles or between an elementary particle and a field or between fields; mediated by gauge bosons
natural philosophy, physics - the science of matter and energy and their interactions; "his favorite subject was physics"
physical phenomenon - a natural phenomenon involving the physical properties of matter and energy
electromagnetic interaction - an interaction between charged elementary particles that is intermediate in strength between the strong and weak interactions; mediated by photons
gravitational interaction - a weak interaction between particles that results from their mass; mediated by gravitons
color force, strong force, strong interaction - (physics) the interaction that binds protons and neutrons together in the nuclei of atoms; mediated by gluons
weak force, weak interaction - (physics) an interaction between elementary particles involving neutrinos or antineutrinos that is responsible for certain kinds of radioactive decay; mediated by intermediate vector bosons
Translations
interaction [ˌɪntərˈækʃən] Ninteracción f, interrelación f
interaction [ˌɪntərˈækʃən] n
(between people)interaction f
(between substances, chemicals)interaction f
interaction
ngegenseitige Einwirkung; (Phys) → Wechselwirkung f; (Psych, Sociol) → Interaktion f
interaction [ˌɪntərˈækʃn] ninterazione f
interaction [ˌɪntərˈækʃn] ninterazione f


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