interactionin‧ter‧ac‧tion /ˌɪntərˈækʃən/ ●●○ W3 AWL noun [countable, uncountable] 
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Price is determined through the interaction of demand and supply.interaction with/between the complex interaction between mind and body2the activity of talking to other people, working together with them etcinteraction with/between the degree of interaction between teacher and student
CollocationsCOLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► social contact/interaction
Word family· Work provides social contact.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE► complex· Many complex interactions can take place with the co-precipitation of two or more minerals of different density.· They are the very reason why brains, and their complex causal interaction with chemical molecules, have the structures they have.· Artificial-life researchers worldwide have produced and evolved systems analogous to whole rainforests full of synthetic organisms with complex interactions.· If you failed it must be because of complex interactions with your environment.· In complex businesses, these trends are not stable because they are made up of complex interactions of diverse circumstances.· They provide a systematic means of unravelling complex patterns of interaction in multivariate response data.· Darwin stressed that pressure on one species might have unexpected consequences for others through a complex chain of interactions.· The limits and possibilities of such bargaining are shown to depend on complex interactions between the actors' strategies.
► direct· These are some of the most important, and most ignored, examples of the direct interaction between pragmatics and syntax.· There should be time in his life for more direct social interaction.· There is then little direct interaction between the large eddies governing the energy transfer and the small dissipating eddies.
► electromagnetic· Other, more subtle differences show up in the symmetry properties of weak and electromagnetic interactions.· But even in the 1950s there was one apparent similarity between weak and electromagnetic interactions.· But in the Sakurai-Hung approach there is no unification of weak and electromagnetic interactions: both interactions exist side-by-side and are independent.· Their observation reconciles the differing strengths and ranges of weak and electromagnetic interactions.· So for another few weeks or months the question of the unification of weak and electromagnetic interactions is still open.
► human· Improve scientific understanding and increase awareness of the complex dynamics governing human interaction with the total Earth system; 2.· This work makes systematic the fact that localities and locales are the context in which human interactions and conversations take place.· The point is that violence is a necessary part of human interaction with the non-human world, but absolutely illegitimate within it.· Nevertheless, intellect seems easier for computers to learn than supposedly more simple human interaction skills.· Localities, locales and human interaction may help us to situate society and social change.· Because of this, air travel to deal with the social aspects of human interactions will be more frequent.· Informal structures are not designed, they happen through human interactions.· However, I do not think it is a particularly appropriate model of human social interactions, for two reasons.
► personal· The information needs of management control will be obtained through personal interaction.· A friendly, confidence-winning manner is an asset because personal interaction plays a large role in this occupation.· This has considerable significance for the communication of emotional states and personal interaction.· Class Size: Cultural barriers can be overcome through close personal interaction.
► significant· Table 2 also shows a significant interaction.· This was confirmed by the pattern of response latencies; there was a significant interaction between prior focus and sentence voice.· There was no significant interaction effect showing the nature of the response does not effect reaction time.
► social· The goat's movements and social interactions show a similar seasonal variation.· Intellectual development depends on social interaction and social experience.· These are then assessed, a social care plan formed, and the social work interaction planned and evaluated within a framework.· Four factors and their interaction are necessary for development: maturation, active experience, social interaction, and equilibration.· To the extent that educational programs purport to teach social knowledge, legitimate opportunities for social interaction must be provided.· However, I do not think it is a particularly appropriate model of human social interactions, for two reasons.· Initially the child uses one-word sentences, but his or her language facility expands quickly given normal social interaction.
► strong· This displacement allows a strong interaction with the N terminus of the repressor B helix.· Here there may be a strong interaction with other areas of the local service-base, e.g. universities, industry research labs etc.· A system may permit strong interactions or weak interactions between knowledge sources.· Thirdly there are systems of complex order where there are a large number of components which have a strong organized interaction.· The success of the Salam-Weinberg theory led to the search for a similar renormalizable theory of the strong interactions.
► weak· Other, more subtle differences show up in the symmetry properties of weak and electromagnetic interactions.· But even in the 1950s there was one apparent similarity between weak and electromagnetic interactions.· But in the Sakurai-Hung approach there is no unification of weak and electromagnetic interactions: both interactions exist side-by-side and are independent.· Such weak interactions underlie the processes that fuel the Sun and other stars.· A system may permit strong interactions or weak interactions between knowledge sources.· The situation might thus he similar to that for the Salam-Weinberg theory unifying electromagnetism and weak interactions.· Their observation reconciles the differing strengths and ranges of weak and electromagnetic interactions.· So for another few weeks or months the question of the unification of weak and electromagnetic interactions is still open.
NOUN► classroom· A particular priority is research on classroom interaction in multiethnic and multilingual classrooms. 10.· The project is gathering information about the way understanding is achieved through the construction of shared meanings in primary classroom interactions.· Like explanations, questions figure prominently in classroom interactions.· The nature of classroom interaction is one factor which may affect children's ability to cope with explanations in the classroom.· Research into classroom interaction has not focused directly on children's explanations.· What kinds of classroom interaction, then, are most likely to provide conditions for effective learning?
► drug· Since calcium carbamide does not inhibit these enzyme systems, it has fewer side effects and fewer drug interactions than disulfiram.· Drug levels must be interpreted with an understanding of drug interactions and modifications of drug metabolism caused by disease states.· This is called a drug interaction.· Patients can check their drug histories with the pharmacist and ask about possible drug interactions.
► region· Thus, to correspond to the interaction region, the coordinates must satisfy the inequality.· In the interaction region t is a future pointing time-like coordinate.· Indeed, real values of these variables only cover part of the interaction region as will be clarified later.· Unfortunately, these perturbations can not be joined continuously to those of the interaction region.· In the interaction region, and are necessarily both non-zero.· For this solution to describe the interaction region of colliding waves, the coordinates must satisfy the inequality.· It can be shown that they are algebraically general in the interaction region.
VERB► describe· For this solution to describe the interaction region of colliding waves, the coordinates must satisfy the inequality.
► involve· This will necessarily involve some interaction between the different levels of analysis.· It is an active, dynamic process, usually involving some kind of interaction with a person or object.· This process is known as elaboration, and involves a fruitful interaction between theory and data.· Applicants should have a friendly, outgoing nature as the role involves interaction with people from many areas within the company.· These range from a short expedition task taking three hours, to twelve-week projects involving considerable interaction with the local community.· Specifically this involves the interaction between processing, design and materials.· The group is seen as a vehicle which creates social situations involving interactions between two or more people.
► study· We believe that these results have important consequences for the use of d 3C A as a probe for studying DNA-protein interactions.· Will they ever be able to really explain consciousness by studying neurons' interactions?· This research will study interactions between industry, government and pressure groups in the regulation of biotechnology hazards.· The goal is to study the interactions of the drugs.
WORD FAMILYnouninteractioninteractivityadjectiveinteractiveverbinteractadverbinteractively
1a process by which two or more things affect each otherinteraction of Price is determined through the interaction of demand and supply.interaction with/between the complex interaction between mind and body2the activity of talking to other people, working together with them etcinteraction with/between the degree of interaction between teacher and student