interaction
//ˌɪn.təˈɹæk.ʃən//
formalForms
- Plural
- interactions
Definitions
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.
- Such technologies will also “shape future human interaction with the machines we created,” he added.
- 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.
- I enjoyed the interaction with a bunch of like-minded people.
- 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!
Frequency
Overall
Uncommon· #2027
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Rare
- General reading & writing
- Rare
- Academic
- Uncommon
- Literature
- Rare
Related words
Word family
Etymology
Borrowed from Medieval Latin interāctiō.