reciprocation

Other forms: reciprocations

Definitions of reciprocation

1. noun

   alternating back-and-forth movement
   type of:

   motility, motion, move, movement

   a change of position that does not entail a change of location
2. noun

   the act of making or doing something in return
   type of:

   getting even, paying back, return

   a reciprocal group action
3. noun

   mutual interaction; the activity of reciprocating or exchanging (especially information)
   synonyms: give-and-take, interchange

   types:

   reciprocity

   mutual exchange of commercial or other privileges

   cross-fertilisation, cross-fertilization

   interchange between different cultures or different ways of thinking that is mutually productive and beneficial

   dealings, traffic

   social or verbal interchange (usually followed by `with')

   relation

   (usually plural) mutual dealings or connections among persons or groups

   type of:

   interaction

   a mutual or reciprocal action; interacting