interaction
English Thesaurus
1. a mutual or reciprocal action; interacting (noun.act)
| hypernym | : | action, |
| definition | : | something done (usually as opposed to something said) (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | interplay, |
| definition | : | reciprocal action and reaction (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | contact, |
| definition | : | close interaction (noun.act) |
2. (physics) the transfer of energy between elementary particles or between an elementary particle and a field or between fields; mediated by gauge bosons (noun.phenomenon)
| hypernym | : | physical phenomenon, |
| definition | : | a natural phenomenon involving the physical properties of matter and energy (noun.phenomenon) |
| hyponym | : | electromagnetic interaction, |
| definition | : | an interaction between charged elementary particles that is intermediate in strength between the strong and weak interactions; mediated by photons (noun.phenomenon) |
| hyponym | : | gravitational interaction, |
| definition | : | a weak interaction between particles that results from their mass; mediated by gravitons (noun.phenomenon) |
| hyponym | : | weak force, weak interaction, |
| definition | : | (physics) an interaction between elementary particles involving neutrinos or antineutrinos that is responsible for certain kinds of radioactive decay; mediated by intermediate vector bosons (noun.phenomenon) |
| domain category | : | natural philosophy, physics, |
| definition | : | the science of matter and energy and their interactions (noun.cognition) |
3. a mutual or reciprocal action; interacting (noun.act)
| derivation | : | interact, |
| definition | : | act together or towards others or with others (verb.social) |
| derivation | : | interact, |
| definition | : | act together or towards others or with others (verb.social) |
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