reciprocation

  • 1Reciprocation — may refer to* Reciprocation (motion), a type of oscillatory motion, as in the action of a reciprocating saw * Reciprocation (geometry), an operation in geometry related to circle inversion by which every point is transformed into a unique line… …

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  • 2Reciprocation — Re*cip ro*ca tion (r[ e]*s[i^]p r[ o]*k[=a] sh[u^]n), n. [L. reciprocatio: cf. F. r[ e]ciprocation.] 1. The act of reciprocating; interchange of acts; a mutual giving and returning; as, the reciprocation of kindness. [1913 Webster] 2. Alternate… …

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  • 3reciprocation — index exchange, interchange, mutuality, quid pro quo, reciprocity, reply, reprisal, retribution, revenge …

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  • 4reciprocation — (n.) 1520s, from L. reciprocationem (nom. reciprocatio) retrogression, alternation, ebb, noun of action from pp. stem of reciprocare move back and forth, from reciprocus (see RECIPROCAL (Cf. reciprocal)) …

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  • 5reciprocation — Reciprocation, ou Retour, Reciprocatio …

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  • 6réciprocation — (ré si pro ka sion) s. f. 1°   Action par laquelle on reçoit la pareille. •   La réciprocation d idées dont on parle ne se trouve point dans la pratique des thèmes, DUMARS. Oeuv. t. I, p. 128. 2°   Ancien terme de physique. Réciprocation du… …

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  • 7reciprocation — noun a) The act of reciprocating; interchange of acts; a mutual giving and returning; as, the reciprocation of kindness. ... the same pendulum alwayes maketh its reciprocations in equall times. b) Alternate recurrence or action; as, the… …

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  • 8reciprocation — /ri sip reuh kay sheuhn/, n. 1. an act or instance of reciprocating. 2. a returning, usually for something given. 3. a mutual giving and receiving. 4. the state of being reciprocal or corresponding. [1520 30; < L reciprocation (s. of&#8230; …

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  • 9reciprocation — reciprocate ► VERB ▪ respond to (a gesture, action, or emotion) with a corresponding one. DERIVATIVES reciprocation noun …

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  • 10Reciprocation (motion) — See Reciprocal for mathematical terminology .Reciprocation is the action in which a body s displacement returns to its starting location in a given time repeatedly, the velocity over which the displacement occurs with each repetition not&#8230; …

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