HyperDic: interaction

English > 2 senses of the word *interaction*:
NOUN	act	interaction	a mutual or reciprocal action
NOUN	phenomenon	interaction, fundamental interaction	(physics) the transfer of energy between elementary particles or between an elementary particle and a field or between fields

interaction > pronunciation
Sounds	ih.nerae'kshahn; ih.nterae'kshahn
Rhymes	Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn...

English > *interaction*: 2 senses > noun 1, act
Meaning	A mutual or reciprocal action; interacting.
Narrower	contact	Close interaction
	interchange, reciprocation, give-and-take	mutual interaction
	interplay	reciprocal action and reaction
Broader	action	Something done (usually as opposed to something said)
Spanish	interacción, interactuación
Catalan	interacció
Adjectives	interactional	capable of acting on or influencing each other
Verbs	interact	act together or towards others or with others

English > *interaction*: 2 senses > noun 2, phenomenon
Meaning	(physics) the transfer of energy between elementary particles or between an elementary particle and a field or between fields; mediated by gauge bosons.
Synonym	fundamental interaction
Category	physics, natural philosophy	The science of matter and energy and their interactions
Narrower	electromagnetic interaction	An interaction between charged elementary particles that is intermediate in strength between the strong and weak interactions
	gravitational interaction	A weak interaction between particles that results from their mass
	strong interaction, strong force, color force	(physics) the interaction that binds protons and neutrons together in the nuclei of atoms
	weak interaction, weak force	(physics) an interaction between elementary particles involving neutrinos or antineutrinos that is responsible for certain kinds of radioactive decay
Broader	physical phenomenon	A natural phenomenon involving the physical properties of matter and energy
Spanish	interacción fundamental, interacción
Catalan	forces fonamentals, interacció fonamental

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