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interaction

  • noun
  • /ˌɪn.təˈɹæk.ʃən/

The situation or occurrence in which two or more things act upon one another to produce an effect; the effect resulting from such a situation or occurrence.

Example

“Be aware of interactions between different medications.”

Other meanings

  1. A conversation or exchange between people.

    “I enjoyed the interaction with a bunch of like-minded people.”

Related words

  • electromagnetic interaction
  • electroweak interaction
  • fundamental interaction
  • gravitational interaction
  • human-computer interaction
  • interaction design
  • interaction matrix
  • autointeraction
  • biointeraction
  • cisinteraction
  • cyberinteraction
  • hyperinteraction

Example sentences

  • “Identity is shaped by our interactions.”

    Tatoeba · Igider · CC0
  • “The strong interaction binds quarks into nucleons and nucleons to each other.”

    Tatoeba · shekitten · CC0

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “interaction” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.