interaction

Pronunciation: /ˌɪn.tɚˈæk.ʃən/

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a mutual or reciprocal action; interacting
  2. noun (physics) the transfer of energy between elementary particles or between an elementary particle and a field or between fields; mediated by gauge bosons

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin interāctiō.

In classic literature

Semantic network

Broader (hypernyms)
action
Narrower (hyponyms)
interplay, contact, interchange

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