coaction

[ koh-ak-shuhn ]

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noun

force or compulsion, either in restraining or in impelling.

Origin of coaction

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

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Other definitions for coaction (2 of 2)

coaction²

[ koh-ak-shuhn ]

noun

joint action.
Ecology. any interaction among organisms within a community.

Origin of coaction

First recorded in 1615–25; co- + action

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How to use coaction in a sentence

And this I haue here promised and sworne, procéedeth of mine owne desire and frée voluntée, and by no constraining or coaction.
Chronicles of England, Scotland and Ireland (3 of 6): England (3 of 9) | Raphael Holinshed
There was one direct coaction between these two species observed.
A Population Study of the Prairie Vole (Microtus ochrogaster) in Northeastern Kansas | Edwin P. Martin

British Dictionary definitions for coaction (1 of 2)

coaction¹

/ (kəʊˈækʃən) /

noun

any relationship between organisms within a community
joint action

Origin of coaction

C17: co- + action

Derived forms of coaction

coactive, adjective
coactively, adverb
coactivity, noun

British Dictionary definitions for coaction (2 of 2)

coaction²

/ (kəʊˈækʃən) /

noun

obsolete a force or compulsion, either to compel or restrain

Origin of coaction

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

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