单词 | coaction |
释义 | coaction1[ koh-ak-shuhn ] / koʊˈæk ʃən / SEE SYNONYMS FOR coaction ON THESAURUS.COM nounforce or compulsion, either in restraining or in impelling. Origin of coaction11350–1400; Middle English <Latin coāctiōn- (stem of coactiō), equivalent to coāct(us) (past participle of cōgere;see cogent, co-, act) + -iōn--ion Words nearby coactioncoach screw, coachwhip, coachwood, coachwork, coact, coaction, coactive, coadaptation, coadapted, Coade stone, coadjutant Definition for coaction (2 of 2)coaction2 [ koh-ak-shuhn ] / koʊˈæk ʃən / nounjoint action. Ecology. any interaction among organisms within a community. Origin of coaction2First recorded in 1615–25; co- + action Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for coaction
British Dictionary definitions for coaction (1 of 2)coaction1 / (kəʊˈækʃən) / nounany relationship between organisms within a community joint action Derived forms of coactioncoactive, adjectivecoactively, adverbcoactivity, nounWord Origin for coactionC17: co- + action British Dictionary definitions for coaction (2 of 2)coaction2 / (kəʊˈækʃən) / nounobsolete a force or compulsion, either to compel or restrain Word Origin for coactionC14: from Late Latin coāctiō, from Latin cōgere to constrain, compel Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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