interaction
English
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
interaction (countable and uncountable, plural interactions)
- The situation or occurrence in which two or more objects or events act upon one another to produce a new effect; the effect resulting from such a situation or occurrence.
- Be aware of interactions between different medications.
- 2019 February 3, “UN Study: China, US, Japan Lead World AI Development”, in Voice of America[1], archived from the original on 7 February 2019:
- Such technologies will also “shape future human interaction with the machines we created,” he added.
Audio (US): (file)
- 2019 October, “'442s' withdrawn due to signal interaction issues”, in Modern Railways, page 87:
- At the beginning of September South Western Railway withdrew its Class 442 EMUs from service due to a safety issue concerning interaction with lineside signals.
- A conversation or exchange between people.
- I enjoyed the interaction with a bunch of like-minded people.
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- → Afrikaans: interaksie
- → Indonesian: interaksi
- → Malay: interaksi
- → Javanese: interaksi
Translations
situation or occurrence in which two or more objects or events act upon one another
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conversation or exchange between people
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French
Etymology
Maybe from English or inter- + action
Pronunciation
Noun
interaction f (plural interactions)
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Further reading
- “interaction”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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