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fundamental interaction

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

any of the fundamental forces that act between elementary particles; each one is associated with an exchanged particle

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics

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noun

Meaning 2

(physics) the transfer of energy between elementary particles or between an elementary particle and a field or between fields; mediated by gauge bosons

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: interaction

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: physical phenomenon

Narrower terms: electromagnetic interaction, gravitational interaction, strong interaction, strong force, color force, weak interaction, weak force

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Across languages

Translations

40 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Albanian: bashkëveprim thelbësor — basic forces that act between elementary particles
  • Armenian: հիմնական փոխազդեցություն (himnakan pʻoxazdecʻutʻyun) — basic forces that act between elementary particles
  • Catalan: interacció fonamental — basic forces that act between elementary particles
  • Chinese Mandarin: 基本相互作用 (jīběn xiānghù zuòyòng) — basic forces that act between elementary particles
  • Chinese Mandarin: 自然界四力 (zìránjiè sìlì) — basic forces that act between elementary particles
  • Chinese Mandarin: 宇宙基本力 (yǔzhòu jīběnlì) — basic forces that act between elementary particles
  • Chinese Mandarin: 基本交互作用 (jīběn jiāohù zuòyòng) — basic forces that act between elementary particles
  • Czech: základní interakce — basic forces that act between elementary particles
  • Dutch: fundamentele natuurkracht — basic forces that act between elementary particles
  • Esperanto: fundamenta interago — basic forces that act between elementary particles
  • Finnish: perusvuorovaikutus — basic forces that act between elementary particles
  • French: interaction élémentaire — basic forces that act between elementary particles
  • French: interaction fondamentale — basic forces that act between elementary particles
  • Georgian: ფუნდამენტური ურთიერთქმედება (pundamenṭuri urtiertkmedeba) — basic forces that act between elementary particles
  • Georgian: არსებითი ურთიერთქმედება (arsebiti urtiertkmedeba) — basic forces that act between elementary particles
  • German: fundamentale Wechselwirkung — basic forces that act between elementary particles
  • Greek: θεμελιώδης αλληλεπίδραση (themeliódis allilepídrasi) — basic forces that act between elementary particles
  • Hungarian: alapvető kölcsönhatás — basic forces that act between elementary particles
  • Indonesian: interaksi dasar — basic forces that act between elementary particles
  • Italian: interazione fondamentale — basic forces that act between elementary particles
  • Japanese: 基本相互作用 (kihon sōgosayō) — basic forces that act between elementary particles
  • Korean: 기본 상호작용 (gibon sanghojagyong) — basic forces that act between elementary particles
  • Lithuanian: fundamentalioji sąveika — basic forces that act between elementary particles
  • Maltese: interazzjoni fundamentali — basic forces that act between elementary particles
  • Persian: اندرکنش بنیادی (andarkoneš-e bonyâdi) — basic forces that act between elementary particles
  • Polish: oddziaływanie podstawowe — basic forces that act between elementary particles
  • Portuguese: interação fundamental — basic forces that act between elementary particles
  • Portuguese: interacção fundamental — basic forces that act between elementary particles
  • Romanian: interacțiune fundamentală — basic forces that act between elementary particles
  • Romanian: forță fundamentală — basic forces that act between elementary particles
  • Russian: фундамента́льное взаимоде́йствие (fundamentálʹnoje vzaimodéjstvije) — basic forces that act between elementary particles
  • Serbo-Croatian: фундаментална интеракција — basic forces that act between elementary particles
  • Serbo-Croatian: fundamentalna interakcija — basic forces that act between elementary particles
  • Slovak: základná interakcia — basic forces that act between elementary particles
  • Slovene: osnovna interakcija — basic forces that act between elementary particles
  • Spanish: interacción fundamental — basic forces that act between elementary particles
  • Swedish: fundamental växelverkan — basic forces that act between elementary particles
  • Turkish: temel etkileşim — basic forces that act between elementary particles
  • Ukrainian: фундамента́льна взаємоді́я (fundamentálʹna vzajemodíja) — basic forces that act between elementary particles
  • Urdu: بنیادی تفاعل — basic forces that act between elementary particles