coaction

¹

[koh-ak-shuhn]

noun

1. force or compulsion, either in restraining or in impelling.

coaction

²

[koh-ak-shuhn]

noun

1. joint action.

2. Ecology.,  any interaction among organisms within a community.

coaction

¹

/ kəʊˈækʃən /

noun

1. any relationship between organisms within a community

2. joint action

coaction

²

/ kəʊˈækʃən /

noun

1. obsolete,  a force or compulsion, either to compel or restrain

Other Word Forms

• coactive adjective
• coactively adverb
• coactivity noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of coaction¹

1350–1400; Middle English < Latin coāctiōn- (stem of coactiō ), equivalent to coāct ( us ) (past participle of cōgere; cogent, co-, act ) + -iōn- -ion

Origin of coaction²

First recorded in 1615–25; co- + action

Word History and Origins

Origin of coaction¹

C17: _co- + _action

Origin of coaction²

C14: from Late Latin coāctiō, from Latin cōgere to constrain, compel

Example Sentences

There was one direct coaction between these two species observed.

From Project Gutenberg

One is constraint; the same is otherwise called force, compulsion, and coaction; which is a person's being necessitated to do a thing contrary to his will.

From Project Gutenberg

Antonyms: incomprehension, inapprehension. comprise, v. comprehend, include, embrace, involve, contain, embody. compulsion, n. constraint, coercion, obligation, coaction.

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