interaction

English

Etymology

    Borrowed from Medieval Latin interāctiō.

    Pronunciation

    • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌɪn.təˈɹæk.ʃən/
    • (General American, Canada) IPA(key): /ˌɪn.tɚˈæk.ʃən/
      • Audio (California):(file)
    • (Australia) IPA(key): /ˌɪn.təˈɹæk.ʃən/
    • Rhymes: -ækʃən

    Noun

    interaction (countable and uncountable, plural interactions)

    1. The situation or occurrence in which two or more things act upon one another to produce an 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.
      • 2019 October, “'442s' withdrawn due to signal interaction issues”, in Modern Railways, page 87: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.
    2. A conversation or exchange between people.
      Synonym: transaction
      I enjoyed the interaction with a bunch of like-minded people.
      • 2025 March 5, “Ayr miles with a 'Spirit of Scotland'”, in RAIL, number 1030, page 46:
        Another 'basic' is staff interaction with customers - and here, ScotRail excelled. Every single one of them whom RAIL engaged with was polite and chatty, and some were even humorous!

    Derived terms

    Descendants

    • → Afrikaans: interaksie
    • → Indonesian: interaksi
    • → Malay: interaksi
    • → Javanese: interaksi

    Translations

    French

    Etymology

    Either borrowed from English interaction or constructed from inter- +‎ action.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ɛ̃.tɛ.ʁak.sjɔ̃/ ~ /ɛ̃.te.ʁak.sjɔ̃/
    • Audio:(file)
    • Audio (France (Vosges)):(file)
    • Audio (France (Lyon)):(file)

    Noun

    interaction f (plural interactions)

    1. interaction

    Derived terms

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