interaction : Idioms & Phrases
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electromagnetic interaction
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noun an interaction between charged elementary particles that is intermediate in strength between the strong and weak interactions; mediated by photons
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fundamental interaction
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noun (physics) the transfer of energy between elementary particles or between an elementary particle and a field or between fields; mediated by gauge bosons
interaction.
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gravitational interaction
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noun a weak interaction between particles that results from their mass; mediated by gravitons
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strong interaction
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noun (physics) the interaction that binds protons and neutrons together in the nuclei of atoms; mediated by gluons
color force; strong force.
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weak interaction
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noun (physics) an interaction between elementary particles involving neutrinos or antineutrinos that is responsible for certain kinds of radioactive decay; mediated by intermediate vector bosons
weak force.