coaction

¹

[ koh-ak-shuhn ]

noun

1. force or compulsion, either in restraining or in impelling.

coaction

²

[ koh-ak-shuhn ]

noun

1. joint action.
2. Ecology. any interaction among organisms within a community.

coaction

¹

/ kəʊˈækʃən /

noun

1. obsolete.
   a force or compulsion, either to compel or restrain

coaction

²

/ kəʊˈækʃən /

noun

1. any relationship between organisms within a community
2. joint action

Derived Forms

• coˈactive, adjective
• coˈactively, adverb
• ˌcoacˈtivity, noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of coaction¹

1350–1400; Middle English < Latin coāctiōn- (stem of coactiō ), equivalent to coāct ( us ) (past participle of cōgere; cogent, co-, act ) + -iōn- -ion

Origin of coaction²

First recorded in 1615–25; co- + action

Word History and Origins

Origin of coaction¹

C14: from Late Latin coāctiō, from Latin cōgere to constrain, compel

Origin of coaction²

C17: co- + action

Example Sentences

And this I haue here promised and sworne, procéedeth of mine owne desire and frée voluntée, and by no constraining or coaction.

From Project Gutenberg

There was one direct coaction between these two species observed.

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