reciprocal
NOUNADJECTIVE
/rɪ'sɪprəkəl/
10 LETTERS · 4 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH R
reciprocal is a valid 10-letter word worth 16 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
R1E1C3I1P3R1O1C3A1L1
1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 =16 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 32TRIPLE WORD → 48
MEANING
What does reciprocal mean?
NOUN · 3 SENSES
1
Hybridization involving a pair of crosses that reverse the sexes associated with each genotype.
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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.
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3
Something (a term or expression or concept) that has an inverse relation to something else.
“risk is the reciprocal of safety”
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ADJECTIVE · 2 SENSES
1
Concerning each of two or more persons or things; especially given or done in return.
“reciprocal aid”
“reciprocal trade”
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2
Of or relating to the multiplicative inverse of a quantity or function.
“the reciprocal ratio of a:b is b:a”
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