reciprocating
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Verb[edit]
reciprocating
- present participle and gerund of reciprocate
Adjective[edit]
reciprocating (not comparable)
- That moves back and forth or up and down.
- (of engine types) That has one or more pistons that move back and forth or up and down.
- (of other machines) Whose mechanism relies on a back and forth or up and down motion.
- (of persons or their actions) Responding in kind.
- Synonyms: reciprocal, reciprocatory
- reciprocating behavior
Coordinate terms[edit]
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Derived terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
that moves backwards and forwards
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