reciprocation

reciprocation
a) The act of reciprocating; interchange of acts; a mutual giving and returning; as, the reciprocation of kindness.

... the same pendulum alwayes maketh its reciprocations in equall times.

b) Alternate recurrence or action; as, the reciprocation of the sea in the flow and ebb of tides; oscillation.

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  • reciprocation — /ri sip reuh kay sheuhn/, n. 1. an act or instance of reciprocating. 2. a returning, usually for something given. 3. a mutual giving and receiving. 4. the state of being reciprocal or corresponding. [1520 30; < L reciprocation (s. of… …   Universalium

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  • Reciprocation (motion) — See Reciprocal for mathematical terminology .Reciprocation is the action in which a body s displacement returns to its starting location in a given time repeatedly, the velocity over which the displacement occurs with each repetition not… …   Wikipedia

  • reciprocation — noun Date: 1561 1. a. a mutual exchange b. a return in kind or of like value 2. an alternating motion • reciprocative adjective …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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