1. (noun)reciprocal something (a term or expression or concept) that has a reciprocal relation to something else Synonyms: reciprocal cross, multiplicative inverse Antonyms: unanswered, unreciprocated, direct, nonreciprocating, unrequited, nonreciprocal
2. (noun)multiplicative inverse, reciprocal (mathematics) one of a pair of numbers whose product is 1: the reciprocal of 2/3 is 3/2; the multiplicative inverse of 7 is 1/7 Synonyms: reciprocal cross, reciprocal, multiplicative inverse Antonyms: unreciprocated, nonreciprocal, unanswered, unrequited, direct, nonreciprocating
3. (adj)reciprocal cross, reciprocal hybridization involving a pair of crosses that reverse the sexes associated with each genotype Synonyms: reciprocal cross, multiplicative inverse, reciprocal Antonyms: unreciprocated, unrequited, nonreciprocal, nonreciprocating, unanswered, direct
4. (adj)reciprocal, mutual concerning each of two or more persons or things; especially given or done in return Synonyms: mutual, reciprocal, common Antonyms: nonreciprocal, direct, nonreciprocating, unanswered, unrequited, unreciprocated
5. (adj)reciprocal of or relating to the multiplicative inverse of a quantity or function Synonyms: mutual Antonyms: unanswered, nonreciprocal, nonreciprocating, direct, unrequited, unreciprocated
Synonyms, Thesaurus & Antonyms of 'reciprocal'
English Synonyms and Antonyms
1. reciprocal That is common to which two or more persons have the same or equal claims, or in which they have equal interest or participation; in the strictest sense, that is mutual (Latin mutare, to change Synonyms: mutual, common, correlative, interchangeable, joint, reciprocal Antonyms: detached, distinct, separated, unconnected, unrequited, disconnected, disunited, severed, unreciprocated, unshared, dissociated, separate, sundered
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