interaction
reciprocal action, effect, or influence.
Physics.
the direct effect that one kind of particle has on another, in particular, in inducing the emission or absorption of one particle by another.
the mathematical expression that specifies the nature and strength of this effect.
Origin of interaction
1Other words from interaction
- in·ter·ac·tion·al, adjective
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How to use interaction in a sentence
Where they tend to find more value in interactions with me is what I call the “moments of truth.”
Why is GoCardless COO Carlos Gonzalez-Cadenas pivoting to become a full-time VC? | Steve O'Hear | November 20, 2020 | TechCrunchPeople should spend time together outdoors, taking a walk or sitting six feet apart for interpersonal interaction.
CDC recommends against Thanksgiving travel amid surge of coronavirus cases | Brittany Shammas | November 19, 2020 | Washington PostOther parts of the observatory will remain intact, such as the lidar facility that’s important to studying space weather and magnetosphere interactions.
The second-largest radio telescope in the world is shutting down | Neel Patel | November 19, 2020 | MIT Technology ReviewAdding captions to your videos is almost guaranteed to boost engagement, interaction, and conversion.
Top six reasons you should caption your social media video content | Molly Yurick | November 19, 2020 | Search Engine WatchCompany executives said research has shown that many users are too intimidated to post or engage with others on the service, which has led to an effort to find new ways to spark interaction.
Twitter’s new disappearing posts lets users ‘fleet’ instead of tweet | Verne Kopytoff | November 17, 2020 | Fortune
British Dictionary definitions for interaction
/ (ˌɪntərˈækʃən) /
a mutual or reciprocal action or influence
physics the transfer of energy between elementary particles, between a particle and a field, or between fields: See strong interaction, electromagnetic interaction, fundamental interaction, gravitational interaction, weak interaction, electroweak interaction
Derived forms of interaction
- interactional, adjective
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