Interaction \In`ter*ac"tion\, n.
1. Intermediate action.
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2. Mutual or reciprocal action or influence; as, the
interaction of the heart and lungs on each other.
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3. Hence: (Physics) The effect, such as exertion of a force,
that one object exerts on another, especially the capture
or emission of a particle.
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4. Communication between people, or the actions of people
that affect others.
[PJC]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
interaction
n 1: a mutual or reciprocal action; interacting
2: (physics) the transfer of energy between elementary
particles or between an elementary particle and a field or
between fields; mediated by gauge bosons [syn: fundamental
interaction]
WordNet (r) 2.0
51 Moby Thesaurus words for "interaction":
ESP, alternation, answer, coaction, commerce, communication,
communion, complementary distribution, concurrence, congress,
connection, contact, conversation, converse, cooperation,
correspondence, dealing, dealings, engagement, exchange,
information, interchange, intercommunication, intercommunion,
intercourse, interlacing, intermeshing, interplay, intertwining,
interweaving, interworking, linguistic intercourse, mesh, meshing,
message, quid pro quo, reply, response, seesaw, social intercourse,
speaking, speech, speech circuit, speech situation, talking,
telepathy, tit for tat, touch, traffic, truck,
two-way communication
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
fundamental interaction
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