reciprocal

adjective

Done, given, felt, or owed in return.

adjective

Existing, experienced, or done on both sides.

adjective

Expressing mutual action or relationship. Used of some verbs and compound pronouns.

adjective

Of or relating to the reciprocal of a quantity.

adjective

Of or relating to a neuromuscular phenomenon in which the excitation of one group of muscles is accompanied by the inhibition of another.

adjective

Of or designating a pair of crosses in which the male or female parent in one cross is of the same genotype or phenotype as the complementary female or male parent in the other cross.

noun

Something that is reciprocal to something else.

noun

A number related to another in such a way that when multiplied together their product is 1. For example, the reciprocal of 7 is 1/7 ; the reciprocal of 2/3 is 3/2 .

Moving backward and forward; alternating; reciprocating.

Mutually exchanged or exchangeable; concerning or given or owed by each (of two or more) with regard to the other or others: as, reciprocal aid; reciprocal rights, duties, or obligations; reciprocal love or admiration.