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reciprocal

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reciprocal
/ri sip"reuh keuhl/, adj.
1. given or felt by each toward the other; mutual: reciprocal respect.
2. given, performed, felt, etc., in return: reciprocal aid.
3. corresponding; matching; complementary; equivalent: reciprocal privileges at other health clubs.
4. Gram. (of a pronoun or verb) expressing mutual relationship or action: "Each other" and "one another" are reciprocal pronouns.
5. inversely related or proportional; opposite.
6. Math. noting expressions, relations, etc., involving reciprocals: a reciprocal function.
7. Navig. bearing in a direction 180° to a given direction; back.
n.
8. something that is reciprocal to something else; equivalent; counterpart; complement.
9. Also called multiplicative inverse. Math. the ratio of unity to a given quantity or expression; that by which the given quantity or expression is multiplied to produce unity: The reciprocal of x is 1/x.
[1560-70; < L reciproc(us) returning, reciprocal + -AL1]
Syn. 1. See mutual.

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Фильмы

  • The Flight Which Became the Legend., 1975 — The film is about the historical flight through North Pole to America which was made by the Soviet pilots in 1937. It became a significant milestone in history of Soviet and American relationship.