Reciprocation Synonyms

rĭ-sĭprə-kāshən
Mutual interaction; the activity of reciprocating or exchanging (especially information)
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. return
  2. trade
  3. interchange
  4. mutual exchange
  5. quid pro quo
  6. give-and-take

Words Related to Reciprocation

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Reciprocation Sentence Examples

  • In practice reciprocation is usually effected through a connecting rod, as in the case of steam engines.

  • Although this method balances the pistons in the horizontal plane, and thus allows the pull of the engine on the train to be exerted without the variation due to the reciprocation of the pistons, yet the force balanced horizontally is introduced vertically and appears as a variation of pressure on the rail.

  • In the particular case where the motion is of the kind known as simple harmonic the disturbing force on the frame due to the reciprocation of the weight is equal to the component of the centrifugal force in the line of stroke due to a weight equal to the reciprocated weight supposed concentrated at the crank pin.