reaction

Meaning

An action or statement in response to a stimulus or other event.
A transformation in which one or more substances is converted into another by combination or decomposition.
Reactionary politics; a period in which reactionary thought or politics is resurgent or dominant.
Unpurposeful behavior.
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response

answer

secondary effect

reacting force

backfeed

bussback

reradiation

ultramagnifier

rapid movement of the muscle

symtom

reactionary tendency

back radiation

reaction force

counteracting force

opposite force

reactive force

couple back

return coupling

load-back

extreme conservatism

back coupling

Frequency

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɹiˈækʃən/

Inherited from Middle English reaccion, from Old French reaction, from Latin reāctiō, from the verb reagō, from re- (“again”) + agō (“to act”); more at re-, action; equivalent to react + -ion.

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