reciprocal : Idioms & Phrases
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law of reciprocal proportions
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noun (chemistry) law stating that the proportions in which two elements separately combine with a third element are also the proportions in which they combine together
law of equivalent proportions.
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reciprocal cross
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noun hybridization involving a pair of crosses that reverse the sexes associated with each genotype
reciprocal.
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Reciprocal equation
(Math.) , one which remains unchanged in form when the reciprocal of the unknown quantity is substituted for that quantity.
Webster 1913
Reciprocal figures
(Geom.) , two figures of the same kind (as triangles, parallelograms, prisms, etc.), so related that two sides of the one form the extremes of a proportion of which the means are the two corresponding sides of the other; in general, two figures so related that the first corresponds in some special way to the second, and the second corresponds in the same way to the first.
Webster 1913
reciprocal inhibition
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noun a method of behavior therapy based on the inhibition of one response by the occurrence of another response that is mutually incompatible with it; a relaxation response might be conditioned to a stimulus that previously evoked anxiety
reciprocal inhibition.
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reciprocal ohm
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noun a unit of conductance equal to the reciprocal of an ohm
mho; S; siemens.
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reciprocal pronoun
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noun a pronoun or pronominal phrase (as `each other') that expresses a mutual action or relationship between the individuals indicated in the plural subject
- The sentence `They cared for each other' contains a reciprocal pronoun
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Reciprocal proportion
(Math.) , a proportion such that, of four terms taken in order, the first has to the second the same ratio which the fourth has to the third, or the first has to the second the same ratio which the reciprocal of the third has to the reciprocal of the fourth. Thus, 2:5: :20:8 form a reciprocal proportion, because 2:5: :1⁄20:1⁄8.
Webster 1913
Reciprocal quantities
(Math.) , any two quantities which produce unity when multiplied together.
Webster 1913
Reciprocal ratio
(Math.) , the ratio between the reciprocals of two quantities; as, the reciprocal ratio of 4 to 9 is that of 1⁄4 to 1⁄9.
Webster 1913
Reciprocal terms
(Logic) , those terms which have the same signification, and, consequently, are convertible, and may be used for each other.
Webster 1913
reciprocal-inhibition therapy
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noun a method of behavior therapy based on the inhibition of one response by the occurrence of another response that is mutually incompatible with it; a relaxation response might be conditioned to a stimulus that previously evoked anxiety
reciprocal inhibition.
