reciprocatory

• Veraltetes Adjektiv, das sich auf einen gegenseitigen Austausch bezieht oder durch Wechselseitigkeit gekennzeichnet ist.

An obsolete adjective meaning relating to or characterized by mutual exchange or reciprocation.

1. Mutual or given in returnC2formal

   Describes something that is given, done, or owed to each other; involving mutual exchange.

   Gegenseitig

   • The two nations signed a reciprocatory trade agreement.
   • Their relationship was built on reciprocatory respect and kindness.
   • The treaty established reciprocatory obligations between the parties.

   Synonymecorrespondingequivalentgive-and-takeinterchangeablematchingmutualreciprocal

2. Alternating motionC2formal

   Moving alternately backward and forward, like a piston or a saw.

   Hin- und Herbewegung

   • The engine uses a reciprocatory motion to convert pressure into rotation.
   • A reciprocatory saw is ideal for cutting through tough materials.
   • The machine's reciprocatory action creates a smooth, consistent cut.

   Synonymealternatingback and forthoscillatingto and fro

   Antonymecontinuousnonreciprocatingone-wayrotaryunidirectional