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Interaction vs Selfquenching - What's the difference?

interaction | selfquenching |

As nouns the difference between interaction and selfquenching

is that interaction is the situation or occurrence in which two or more objects or events act upon one another to produce a new effect; the effect resulting from such a situation or occurrence while selfquenching is the quenching of an excited atom (etc) by interaction with another of the same type of atom in the ground state.

interaction

Noun

(en noun)
  • The situation or occurrence in which two or more objects or events act upon one another to produce a new effect; the effect resulting from such a situation or occurrence.
  • Be aware of interactions between different medications.
  • A conversation or exchange between people.
  • I enjoyed the interaction with a bunch of like-minded people.

    Derived terms

    * interactionless

    selfquenching

    English

    Alternative forms

    *self-quenching

    Noun

    (-)
  • (physics) The quenching of an excited atom (etc) by interaction with another of the same type of atom in the ground state