- interaction
- noun Date: 1832 mutual or reciprocal action or influence • interactional adjective
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
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interaction — [ ɛ̃tɛraksjɔ̃ ] n. f. • 1876; de inter et action ♦ Action réciproque. ⇒ interdépendance. Interaction sociale. ♢ Phys. Deux corps en interaction. ⇒ 1. action, réaction. Interactions de gravitation, électromagnétiques, nucléaires. Interaction forte … Encyclopédie Universelle
interaction — UK US /ˌɪntərˈækʃən/ noun [C or U] ► a situation where two or more people or things communicate with each other or react to each another: interaction between sb and sb »There s not enough interaction between the management and the workers.… … Financial and business terms
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interaction — [in΄tərak′shən] n. action on each other; reciprocal action or effect interactional adj … English World dictionary
Interaction — For other uses, see Interaction (disambiguation). Interaction is a kind of action that occurs as two or more objects have an effect upon one another. The idea of a two way effect is essential in the concept of interaction, as opposed to a one way … Wikipedia
Interaction — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Sur les autres projets Wikimedia : « Interaction », sur le Wiktionnaire (dictionnaire universel) Une interaction, dans le langage courant,… … Wikipédia en Français
interaction */*/ — UK [ˌɪntərˈækʃ(ə)n] / US [ˌɪntərˈækʃən] noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms interaction : singular interaction plural interactions 1) the activity of being with and talking to other people, and the way that people react to each other… … English dictionary
interaction — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ complex ▪ direct ▪ strong ▪ informal ▪ social ▪ physical … Collocations dictionary
