reciprocating
English edit
Etymology edit
Verb edit
reciprocating
- present participle and gerund of reciprocate
Adjective edit
reciprocating (not comparable)
- That moves back and forth or up and down.
- (of engine types) That has one or more pistons that move back and forth or up and down.
- (of other machines) Whose mechanism relies on a back and forth or up and down motion.
- (of persons or their actions) Responding in kind.
- Synonyms: reciprocal, reciprocatory
- reciprocating behavior
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Translations edit
that moves backwards and forwards
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