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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
re•cip′ro•cal′i•ty, re•cip′ro•cal•ness, n. re•cip′ro•cal•ly, adv. - 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged See mutual.
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