reciprocal

/rɪ'sɪprəkəl/ nounadjective
10 letters4 syllables16 points in Scrabble®20 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS5
NOUN
1

Hybridization involving a pair of crosses that reverse the sexes associated with each genotype.

2

(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.

3

Something (a term or expression or concept) that has an inverse relation to something else.

“risk is the reciprocal of safety”

ADJECTIVE
1

Concerning each of two or more persons or things; especially given or done in return.

“reciprocal aid”

“reciprocal trade”

2

Of or relating to the multiplicative inverse of a quantity or function.

“the reciprocal ratio of a:b is b:a”

WORD FORMS
Related formreciprocality
Related formreciprocity
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Starts & ends withR … L
Syllablesre · cip · ro · cal
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