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in⋅ter⋅ac⋅tion

  [in-ter-ak-shuhn]
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–noun
1. reciprocal action, effect, or influence.
2. Physics.
a. the direct effect that one kind of particle has on another, in particular, in inducing the emission or absorption of one particle by another.
b. the mathematical expression that specifies the nature and strength of this effect.
Origin:
1825–35; inter- + action

Related forms:
in⋅ter⋅ac⋅tion⋅al, adjective
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in·ter·ac·tion   (ĭn'tər-āk'shən)   
n.  
    1. The act or process of interacting.
    2. The state of undergoing interaction.
  2. Physics Any of four fundamental ways in which elementary particles and bodies can influence each other, classified as strong, weak, electromagnetic, and gravitational.
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Interaction

In`ter*ac"tion\, n. 1. Intermediate action.

2. Mutual or reciprocal action or influence; as, the interaction of the heart and lungs on each other.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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interaction 
1832, from inter- + action. The verb interact is first attested 1839.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Main Entry: in·ter·ac·tion
Pronunciation: "int-&-'rak-sh&n
Function: noun
: mutual or reciprocal action or influence<interaction of the heart and lungs> —in·ter·ac·tion·al /-shn&l, -sh&n-&l/ adjective
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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