Reciprocal vs Retaliatory - What's the difference?
reciprocal | retaliatory |
Of a feeling, action or such: mutual, uniformly felt or done by each party towards the other or others; two-way.
* Shakespeare
Mutually interchangeable.
* I. Watts
(grammar) Reflexive; applied to pronouns and verbs, but sometimes limited to pronouns that express mutual action.
(math) Used to denote different kinds of mutual relation; often with reference to the substitution of reciprocals for given quantities.
contrary or opposite
(arithmetic) Of a number, the number obtained by dividing 1 by the given number; the result of exchanging the numerator and the denominator of a fraction.
Relating to or part of a retaliation.
As adjectives the difference between reciprocal and retaliatory
is that reciprocal is of a feeling, action or such: mutual, uniformly felt or done by each party towards the other or others; two-way while retaliatory is relating to or part of a retaliation.As a noun reciprocal
is (arithmetic) of a number, the number obtained by dividing 1 by the given number; the result of exchanging the numerator and the denominator of a fraction.reciprocal
English
Adjective
(-)- reciprocal''' love; '''reciprocal duties
- Let our reciprocal vows be remembered.
- These two rules will render a definition reciprocal with the thing defined.
Synonyms
* mutual, two-way * contrary, opposite, converse, inverse, inverted, cross * See alsoNoun
(en noun)- 0.5 is the reciprocal of 2.
Synonyms
* (in arithmetic) multiplicative inverseretaliatory
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- The hostile forces were at an impasse; neither could attack with enough force and still defend against the retaliatory counterattack.