coaction
1
[ koh-ak-shuh n ]
/ koʊˈæk ʃən /
noun
force or compulsion, either in restraining or in impelling.
Words nearby coaction
coachman,
coachwhip,
coachwood,
coachwork,
coact,
coaction,
coactive,
coadaptation,
coadapted,
coade stone,
coadjutant
Definition for coaction (2 of 2)
coaction
2
[ koh-ak-shuh n ]
/ koʊˈæk ʃən /
noun
joint action.
Ecology.
any interaction among organisms within a community.
Example sentences from the Web for coaction
And this I haue here promised and sworne, procéedeth of mine owne desire and frée voluntée, and by no constraining or coaction.
Chronicles of England, Scotland and Ireland (3 of 6): England (3 of 9) |Raphael Holinshed
British Dictionary definitions for coaction (1 of 2)
coaction
1
/ (kəʊˈækʃən) /
noun
any relationship between organisms within a community
joint action
Derived forms of coaction
coactive, adjective coactively, adverb coactivity, nounWord Origin for coaction
C17:
co- +
action
British Dictionary definitions for coaction (2 of 2)
coaction
2
/ (kəʊˈækʃən) /
noun
obsolete
a force or compulsion, either to compel or restrain
Word Origin for coaction
C14: from Late Latin
coāctiō, from Latin
cōgere to constrain, compel