reciprocation
reciprocation noun: the act of reciprocating; interchange of acts; a mutual giving and returning.
Noun
reciprocation (countable and uncountable, plural reciprocations)
- The act of reciprocating; interchange of acts; a mutual giving and returning.
- the reciprocation of kindness
- Synonyms:
- reciprocity
- Alternate recurrence or action; as, the reciprocation of the sea in the flow and ebb of tides, or the back and forth motion in a piston engine.
- Near-synonym: oscillation
- ... the same pendulum alwayes maketh its reciprocations in equall times.1662, Thomas Salusbury, Galileo's Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems, Dialogue 2
- Synonyms:
- oscillation
reciprocation meaning in Tamil
reciprocation in Tamil
- நோ எதிராக்கம்
Synonyms of reciprocation
Antonyms
Forms of reciprocation
| plural | reciprocations |
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Origin of reciprocation
From reciprocate + -ion.
Words formed from reciprocation
Words that rhyme with reciprocation
- station
- collation
- accommodation
- presentation
- derivation
- information
- modulation
- translation
- application
- fixation
- generation
- orientation
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- citation
- combination
- communication
- conjugation
- constellation
- determination
- elevation
- operation
- relation
- reservation
- alternation
- condensation
- conversation
- deviation
- excavation
- foliation
- formation
- foundation
- incarnation
- interpretation
- representation
- retardation
- speculation
- termination
- abbreviation
- adaptation
- articulation
- bifurcation
- concentration
- congregation
- declination
- degradation
- expectation
- extenuation
- gradation
- observation
- population
- preparation
- reconciliation
- rotation
- separation
- situation
- vexation
- vindication
- accumulation
- administration
- aggregation
- appropriation
Questions about reciprocation
- What does reciprocation mean?
- Reciprocation means the act of reciprocating; interchange of acts; a mutual giving and returning.
- What is reciprocation in Tamil?
- Reciprocation in Tamil is நோ எதிராக்கம். See Reciprocation meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is reciprocation?
- Reciprocation is a noun.
- What is the plural of reciprocation?
- The plural of reciprocation is reciprocations.
Words near reciprocation in the dictionary
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