English noun: fundamental interaction | |||
1. | fundamental interaction (phenomenon) (physics) the transfer of energy between elementary particles or between an elementary particle and a field or between fields; mediated by gauge bosons | ||
Synonyms | interaction | ||
Broader (hypernym) | physical phenomenon | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | color force, electromagnetic interaction, gravitational interaction, strong force, strong interaction, weak force, weak interaction | ||
Domain category | natural philosophy, physics | ||