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Meaning of "underaction" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF UNDERACTION

underaction  [ˌʌndərˈækʃən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF UNDERACTION

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Underaction is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES UNDERACTION MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of underaction in the English dictionary

The definition of underaction in the dictionary is inadequate activity. Other definition of underaction is supplemental or secondary action.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH UNDERACTION


abreaction
ˌæbrɪˈækʃən
action
ˈækʃən
attraction
əˈtrækʃən
coaction
kəʊˈækʃən
hyperaction
ˌhaɪpərˈækʃən
immunoreaction
ɪˌmjuːnəʊrɪˈækʃən
inaction
ɪnˈækʃən
interaction
ˌɪntərˈækʃən
nonaction
ˌnɒnˈækʃən
overaction
ˌəʊvərˈækʃən
overreaction
ˌəʊvərɪˈækʃən
photoreaction
ˌfəʊtəʊrɪˈækʃən
proaction
prəʊˈækʃən
reaction
rɪˈækʃən
retroaction
ˌrɛtrəʊˈækʃən
satisfaction
ˌsætɪsˈfækʃən
self-action
ˌsɛlfˈækʃən
subaction
sʌbˈækʃən
transaction
trænˈzækʃən
underreaction
ˌʌndəriːˈækʃən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE UNDERACTION

under way
under weigh
under-report
Under-Secretary of State
under-the-counter
under-the-table
underachieve
underachievement
underachiever
underact
underactive
underactivity
underactor
underage
underaged
underagent
underarm
underbade
underbake
underbear

WORDS THAT END LIKE UNDERACTION

accreditation
auction
collection
connection
construction
correction
course of action
detection
direction
election
fiction
function
inspection
instruction
introduction
out of action
production
protection
reduction
section
selection

Synonyms and antonyms of underaction in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «underaction» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF UNDERACTION

Find out the translation of underaction to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of underaction from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «underaction» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

underaction
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

hipoactividad
570 millions of speakers

English

underaction
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

underaction
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

underaction
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

underaction
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

hipofunção
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

underaction
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

hypoaction
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pengunduran diri
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

underaction
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

underaction
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

underaction
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Anggepan
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

underaction
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

underaction
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अयोग्य क्रिया
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

hipofonksiyonu
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

underaction
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

underaction
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

underaction
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

underaction
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Υπολειτουργία
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

underaction
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

underaction
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

underaction
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of underaction

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «UNDERACTION»

The term «underaction» is barely ever used and occupies the 196.986 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «UNDERACTION» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about underaction

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «UNDERACTION»

Discover the use of underaction in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to underaction and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Clinical Strabismus Management: Principles and Surgical ...
If true underaction of the right medial rectus muscle is present, the underaction should also be observed on ductions (which would not be expected in this case). An "inhibitional palsy" results when equal innervation is sent to an agonist to ...
Arthur L. Rosenbaum, Alvina Pauline Santiago, 1999
2
Diagnosis and Management of Ocular Motility Disorders
The abducting action of the oblique muscles has a greater influence than the adducting action of the ver- tical rectus muscles, which is comparatively very slight unless there is a marked underaction or overac- tion. An acquired underaction of ...
Alec M. Ansons, Helen Davis, 2013
3
Manual of Ocular Diagnosis and Therapy
The V-pattern esotropia or exotropia is often associated with overaction of the IO muscles or could be a primary underaction of the SO muscles (or both). As the IO muscles act as abductors in upgaze, the esodeviation decreases and an ...
Deborah Pavan-Langston, 2008
4
Surgical Techniques in Ophthalmology: Strabismus Surgery
An overaction of lateral recti causes V exotropia and underaction of medial recti causes A esotropia (Table 1). Cases with A-V pattern which do not have oblique muscle overactions could be responsible because of this factor. Based on this ...
Jorge L. Alio, 2011
5
Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus
Ipsilateral underaction Ipsilateral overaction Less than 10 PD Greater than 5 PD Increasing hyper on ipsilateral head tilt |Rt SOP = RH tilt right) Less than 10° TABLE 15-6. Differential Diagnoses of Elevation Deficit in Adduction. Primary.
Kenneth Weston Wright, Peter H. Spiegel, 2003
6
Clinical Orthoptics
Lateral rectus underaction results in less abduction on elevation. 2. Low medial rectus insertions result in more adduction on elevation due to different muscle position and increased muscle tension. 3. Inferior oblique underaction results in less ...
Fiona J. Rowe, 2012
7
Color Atlas of Strabismus Surgery: Strategies and Techniques
Unilateral versus Bilateral Superior Oblique Paresis Clinical Sign Unilateral Bilateral Superior oblique Ipsilateral underaction Bilateral underaction underaction Inferior oblique overaction Ipsilateral overaction Bilateral overaction V-pattern ...
Kenneth W. Wright, 2007
8
Screenwriter's Compass: Character As True North
The genius of Tennessee Williams« suggestion is that he found the underaction by looking directly at the character involved¦the alcoholic ex-priest. He didn«t change the surface ofthescene. He didn«talter the intention ofthe scene. He simply ...
Guy Gallo, 2012
9
Strabismus Surgery: Basic and Advanced Strategies
It may be more precise to call these eye movement abnormalities overelevation in adduction, under depression in abduction, and so on, stressing the result, not the cause, but the terms underaction and over- action to describe oblique muscle  ...
David A. Plager, Edward G. Buckley, 2004
10
Management of Strabismus and Amblyopia: A Practical Guide
Any underaction or overaction of extraocular muscles relative to each other is noted. RECORDING VERSIONS If the muscle balance is normal, there will be no overaction or underaction (weakness) observed. If, however, the action of one ...
John A. Pratt-Johnson, Geraldine Tillson, 2001

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