reciprocableadj.

Brit.

/rᵻˈsɪprəkəbl/, U.S.

/rəˈsɪprəkəb(ə)l/,

/riˈsɪprəkəb(ə)l/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin reciprocus , -able suffix.

Etymology: < classical Latin reciprocus reciproque adj. + -able suffix. Compare post-classical Latin reciprocabilis capable of reciprocating (c1120 in a British source).

1. Capable of reciprocating or being reciprocated; characterized by reciprocity.

ΚΠ

1598 T. James tr. G. Du Vair Moral Philos. Stoicks 16 The end of euery thing is his good, and his good is his end, and that these two are so reciprocable and conuertible [Fr. et que ces deux se convertissent tellement l'un et l'autre]..that the one cannot bee without the other.

1788 T. Taylor Diss. Platonic Doctr. Ideas in tr. Proclus Philos. & Math. Comm. I. p. xliv The superior genera and differences..among which no equal predicate can be assigned reciprocable with man.

1854 Times 18 Dec. 6/3 The condition of States is not unlike that of individuals... Amicable relations between them, and reciprocable good will, are essential for..their moral, social, and political condition.

1895 Amer. Jrnl. Math. 17 237 Reye..proved that the apolar relation is reciprocable; or, in other words, that if two loci are apolar, their polar reciprocals also are apolar.

1919 Philos. Rev. 28 375 The relation lover of whose converse is beloved by, is an example of a reciprocable relation. If A is lover of B, A may still at the same time be beloved by B.

1958 Amer. Anthropologist 60 808 Exchange, includes..reciprocable giving, fining, propitiatory sacrifice, certain kinds of praising.., all those transactions explicitly or implicitly involving more or less ‘balanced’ (in native terms) returns.

2006 J. B. Vickery Mod. Elegiac Temper ii. iv. 152 The intensity, centrality, and extreme painfulness of love no longer reciprocable.

2. Mechanics. Of a mechanical part: capable of moving or being moved back and forth.

ΚΠ

1877 U.S. Patent 186,030 1/1 Reciprocable guide or feed-table, arranged, when reciprocated, to move with the bar or plate.

1904 Iron & Steel Mag. 8 491 In a welding machine,..a reciprocable die carried by said tool.

1962 Brit. Jrnl. Photogr. 109 641/1 This patent relates to roll film cameras in which the film wind is derived from a reciprocable crank.

2007 Federal News Service (Nexis) 8 June The valve is reciprocable along the longitudinal central axis of the valve stem.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	reciprocable
释义	reciprocableadj. Brit. /rᵻˈsɪprəkəbl/, U.S. /rəˈsɪprəkəb(ə)l/, /riˈsɪprəkəb(ə)l/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin reciprocus , -able suffix. Etymology: < classical Latin reciprocus reciproque adj. + -able suffix. Compare post-classical Latin reciprocabilis capable of reciprocating (c1120 in a British source). 1. Capable of reciprocating or being reciprocated; characterized by reciprocity. ΚΠ 1598 T. James tr. G. Du Vair Moral Philos. Stoicks 16 The end of euery thing is his good, and his good is his end, and that these two are so reciprocable and conuertible [Fr. et que ces deux se convertissent tellement l'un et l'autre]..that the one cannot bee without the other. 1788 T. Taylor Diss. Platonic Doctr. Ideas in tr. Proclus Philos. & Math. Comm. I. p. xliv The superior genera and differences..among which no equal predicate can be assigned reciprocable with man. 1854 Times 18 Dec. 6/3 The condition of States is not unlike that of individuals... Amicable relations between them, and reciprocable good will, are essential for..their moral, social, and political condition. 1895 Amer. Jrnl. Math. 17 237 Reye..proved that the apolar relation is reciprocable; or, in other words, that if two loci are apolar, their polar reciprocals also are apolar. 1919 Philos. Rev. 28 375 The relation lover of whose converse is beloved by, is an example of a reciprocable relation. If A is lover of B, A may still at the same time be beloved by B. 1958 Amer. Anthropologist 60 808 Exchange, includes..reciprocable giving, fining, propitiatory sacrifice, certain kinds of praising.., all those transactions explicitly or implicitly involving more or less ‘balanced’ (in native terms) returns. 2006 J. B. Vickery Mod. Elegiac Temper ii. iv. 152 The intensity, centrality, and extreme painfulness of love no longer reciprocable. 2. Mechanics. Of a mechanical part: capable of moving or being moved back and forth. ΚΠ 1877 U.S. Patent 186,030 1/1 Reciprocable guide or feed-table, arranged, when reciprocated, to move with the bar or plate. 1904 Iron & Steel Mag. 8 491 In a welding machine,..a reciprocable die carried by said tool. 1962 Brit. Jrnl. Photogr. 109 641/1 This patent relates to roll film cameras in which the film wind is derived from a reciprocable crank. 2007 Federal News Service (Nexis) 8 June The valve is reciprocable along the longitudinal central axis of the valve stem. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1598
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