Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
- n. The act or process of interacting.
- n. The state of undergoing interaction.
- n. Physics Any of four fundamental ways in which elementary particles and bodies can influence each other, classified as strong, weak, electromagnetic, and gravitational.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
- n. 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.
- n. A conversation or exchange between people.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
- n. Intermediate action.
- n. Mutual or reciprocal action or influence.
- n. The effect, such as exertion of a force, that one object exerts on another, especially the capture or emission of a particle.
- n. Communication between people, or the actions of people that affect others.
from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. Mutual or reciprocal action; action or influence of things upon each other.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- n. a mutual or reciprocal action; interacting
- n. (physics) the transfer of energy between elementary particles or between an elementary particle and a field or between fields; mediated by gauge bosons
Etymologies
Examples
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And I don't think the interaction is any less personal than a letter.
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For some this interaction is the most sustained human contact of their entire lives.
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This interaction is also key to our discussion of the interactivity between reader and the illuminated poems.
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Scott Rosenberg writes about blogs and reader criticism, why news articles are so poorly written, and how the interaction is affecting people's views of the media.
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Finally, any definition of scaffolding needs to highlight the fact that this kind of interaction is a site for learning opportunities, and is not simply a way of modelling, supporting, or practising interaction.
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The mere accumulation of friends, followers, and hits, evidence of "interaction," is the end-in-itself.
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It mostly consisted of showing us around the building — where the cleaning supplies were kept, which animals we, as new volunteers, have unrestricted access to (most of them), what kind of interaction is helpful with the animals.
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The family and friendly interaction is a big part of it too.
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Still, candidates believe that face-to-face interaction is the most effective way of garnering loyal voters.
West Virginian Candidates Use New Media To Reach Constituents
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But that would mean talking to people, and the mere thought of social interaction is terrifying.
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