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Noun: interaction  `in-tur'ak-shun
  1. A mutual or reciprocal action; interacting
     
  2. (physics) the transfer of energy between elementary particles or between an elementary particle and a field or between fields; mediated by gauge bosons
    - fundamental interaction

Derived forms: interactions

See also: interact, interactional

Type of: action, physical phenomenon

Encyclopedia: Interaction