interaction
in-tur-AK-shuhn/ˌɪn.tɚˈæk.ʃən/UK · AUSin-tuh-RAK-shuhn/ˌɪn.təˈɹæk.ʃən/
Pluralinteractions
- 1A talk or exchange between two or more people.
Her brief interaction with the new student was friendly and warm.
Every interaction with a customer should be polite and helpful.
Similarexchange, encounter, contact, communication, conversation
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- 2When two or more things act on each other and cause a new effect.
Like two magnets pushing or pulling each other when they get close.
The interaction between heat and metal made the bar bend.
An interaction between the two gases created a strange smell.
Similarinterplay, reaction, interrelation
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Origin
It comes from the Medieval Latin word "interāctiō."