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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024re•cip•ro•cal /rɪˈsɪprəkəl/USA pronunciation adj. - given or felt by each toward the other;
mutual:reciprocal respect. - given, performed, felt, etc., in return:reciprocal aid.
- corresponding;
matching;
equivalent:reciprocal privileges at other clubs. - Grammar(of a pronoun or verb) expressing mutual relationship or action, as the pronouns each other and one another.
n. [countable] - one that is reciprocal to another.
See -cep-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024re•cip•ro•cal (ri sip′rə kəl),USA pronunciation adj. - given or felt by each toward the other;
mutual:reciprocal respect. - given, performed, felt, etc., in return:reciprocal aid.
- corresponding;
matching;
complementary;
equivalent:reciprocal privileges at other health clubs. - Grammar(of a pronoun or verb) expressing mutual relationship or action:"Each other'' and "one another'' are reciprocal pronouns.
- inversely related or proportional;
opposite. - Mathematicsnoting expressions, relations, etc., involving reciprocals:a reciprocal function.
- Nautical, Naval Terms[Navig.]bearing in a direction 180° to a given direction;
back.
n. - something that is reciprocal to something else;
equivalent;
counterpart;
complement. - MathematicsAlso called multiplicative inverse. the ratio of unity to a given quantity or expression;
that by which the given quantity or expression is multiplied to produce unity:The reciprocal of x is1/x.
- Latin reciproc(us) returning, reciprocal + -al1
- 1560–70
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged See mutual.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: reciprocal /rɪˈsɪprəkəl/ adj - of, relating to, or designating something given by each of two people, countries, etc, to the other; mutual: reciprocal friendship, reciprocal trade
- given or done in return: a reciprocal favour
- (of a pronoun) indicating that action is given and received by each subject; for example, each other in the sentence they started to shout at each other
- of or relating to a number or quantity divided into one
- denoting a course or bearing that is 180° from the previous or assumed one
n - something that is reciprocal
Also called: inverse a number or quantity that when multiplied by a given number or quantity gives a product of one: the reciprocal of 2 is 0.5
Etymology: 16th Century: from Latin reciprocus alternatingreˌciproˈcality n reˈciprocally adv |