Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In mech., a reciprocating engine, or one whose principal parts travel back and forth, as the piston in a cylinder.
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- noun something, especially part of a
mechanism , thatreciprocates
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Reputation is important, and biologists can acknowledge a Darwinian survival value in not just being a good reciprocator but fostering a reputation as a good reciprocator too.
The God Delusion Dawkins, Richard, 1941- 2006
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Third, the lay shaft driving the governor oil pump and reciprocator is located underneath the main turbine shaft, so that the rotor may be readily removed without in the least disturbing the governor adjustment.
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