reaction

Definitions

General English

• noun a thing done or said as a result of something else
• noun a process of chemical change

General Science

• noun a chemical change that occurs when two substances come into contact and cause each other to change

Banking

• noun a change or action in reply to something said or done

Construction

• Resistive forces acting on a structural member that serve to hold it stable.

Forex

• The corrective behavior to the down side that a market's price exhibits after having shown a significant increase. Forex trend traders often look to buy during a currency pair's reaction to a recent rally in order to get in on a prevailing upward trend.

Medical

• noun an action which takes place as a direct result of something which has happened earlier
• noun an effect produced by a stimulus
• noun the particular response of someone to a test

Military

• noun an act of reacting to something
• noun an action a person takes when reacting to something

Politics

• noun an action taken in reply to or as a result of something else
• noun extreme conservatism or opposition to any reform

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Contexts for “reaction”

13 definitions in context
• General English
• General Science
• Banking
• Construction
• Forex
• Medical
• Military
• Politics