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in·ter·ac·tion
(ĭn′tər-ăk′shən)n.
1.
a. The act or process of interacting.
b. The state of undergoing interaction.
2. Physics See fundamental interaction.
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interaction
(ˌɪntərˈækʃən)n
1. a mutual or reciprocal action or influence
2. (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
ˌinterˈactional adj
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in•ter•ac•tion
(ˌɪn tərˈæk ʃən)n.
reciprocal action, effect, or influence.
[1825–35]
in`ter•ac′tion•al, adj.
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| Noun | 1. | interaction - a mutual or reciprocal action; interactingaction - 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 |
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Translations
تَفاعُل
interakce
gensidig påvirkninginteraktion
kölcsönhatás
víxlverkun; gagnkvæm áhrif
interação
interakcia
etkileşim
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interaction
[ˌɪntərˈækʃən] n (between people) → interaction f
(between substances, chemicals) → interaction f
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interaction
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
interact
(intərˈӕkt) verb (of two or more people, things etc) to act, or have some effect, on each other.
ˌinterˈaction (-ʃən) nounˌinterˈactive (-iv) adjective
allowing a continuous exchange of information between a computer and the person using it, so that the computer can respond immediately to the user's instructions or questions. an interactive system/program; interactive video games.
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in·ter·ac·tion
n. interacción;
drug ___ → ___ de medicamentos.;
interacting medication → medicación que obra recíprocamente.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
interaction
n interacción f; drug — interacción medicamentosa (form), interacción de medicamentosEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.
interaction - a mutual or reciprocal action; interacting