reciprocal
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
- Direction
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
something (a term or expression or concept) that has a reciprocal relation to something else
risk is the reciprocal of safety
Types & categories
- reciprocity hypernym
Sense 2 adjective
concerning each of two or more persons or things; especially given or done in return
reciprocal aid
Related & opposite
- nonreciprocal antonym
- reciprocity derivation
- reciprocity derivation
- interdependence derivation
- mutuality derivation
- bilateral similar to
- trilateral similar to
- correlative similar to
- interactional similar to
- reciprocative similar to
- reciprocative similar to
Sense 3 noun
(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
Types & categories
- inverse hypernym
Related & opposite
- mathematics domain topic
Sense 4 adjective
of or relating to the multiplicative inverse of a quantity or function
the reciprocal ratio of a:b is b:a
Related & opposite
- inverse similar to
Sense 5 noun
hybridization involving a pair of crosses that reverse the sexes associated with each genotype
Types & categories
- crossbreeding hypernym
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | reciprocity |
| 2 | antonym | Related & opposite | nonreciprocal |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | reciprocity |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | reciprocity |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | interdependence |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | mutuality |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | bilateral |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | trilateral |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | correlative |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | interactional |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | reciprocative |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | reciprocative |
| 3 | domain topic | Related & opposite | mathematics |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | inverse |
| 4 | similar to | Related & opposite | inverse |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | crossbreeding |