DICTOMETER

REACCIÓN (Spanish for "reaction")

(reaction, reaksjon)

1. Synonyms:
   • Chemical reaction
   • Reaction
   Definitions:
   • (chemistry) a process in which one or more substances are changed into others
   Examples:
   • There was a chemical reaction of the lime with the ground water
   
   
2. Synonyms:
   • Reaction
   Definitions:
   • an idea evoked by some experience
   Examples:
   • His reaction to the news was to start planning what to do
   
   
3. Synonyms:
   • Reaction
   • Response
   Definitions:
   • a bodily process occurring due to the effect of some antecedent stimulus or agent
   Examples:
   • A bad reaction to the medicine
   • His responses have slowed with age
   
   
4. Synonyms:
   • Reaction
   Definitions:
   • (mechanics) the equal and opposite force that is produced when any force is applied to a body
   Examples:
   • Every action has an equal and opposite reaction
   
   
5. Synonyms:
   • Reaction
   Definitions:
   • a response that reveals a person's feelings or attitude
   Examples:
   • He was pleased by the audience's reaction to his performance
   • John feared his mother's reaction when she saw the broken lamp
   
   
6. Synonyms:
   • Reaction
   Definitions:
   • extreme conservatism in political or social matters
   Examples:
   • The forces of reaction carried the election
   
   
7. Synonyms:
   • Reaction
   Definitions:
   • doing something in opposition to another way of doing it that you don't like
   Examples:
   • His style of painting was a reaction against cubism