reaction

Words with a similar base: chemical_reaction, reaction

'reaction'

[chemical_reaction.n.01] as in: (chemistry) a process in which one or more substances are changed into others

Examples:
there was a chemical reaction of the lime with the ground water

'reaction'

[reaction.n.02] as in: an idea evoked by some experience

Examples:
his reaction to the news was to start planning what to do

'reaction'

[reaction.n.03] as in: a bodily process occurring due to the effect of some antecedent stimulus or agent

Examples:
a bad reaction to the medicine
his responses have slowed with age

'reaction'

[reaction.n.04] as in: (mechanics) the equal and opposite force that is produced when any force is applied to a body

Examples:
every action has an equal and opposite reaction

'reaction'

[reaction.n.05] as in: a response that reveals a person's feelings or attitude

Examples:
he was pleased by the audience's reaction to his performance
John feared his mother's reaction when she saw the broken lamp

'reaction'

[reaction.n.06] as in: extreme conservatism in political or social matters

Examples:
the forces of reaction carried the election

'reaction'

[reaction.n.07] as in: doing something in opposition to another way of doing it that you don't like

Examples:
his style of painting was a reaction against cubism

Origins

					reaction (English)
└── reaction (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
    └── reactio (Latin)
        ├── actio (Latin)
        │   ├── -tio (Latin)
        │   ├── actum (Latin)
        │   │   └── ago (Latin)
        │   └── actus (Latin)
        └── re- (Latin)

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