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| alternate |
exchanged from both sides; mutual; reciprocal. [1/9 definitions] |
| correlate |
to arrange, as two sets of data, so as to demonstrate or emphasize their causal, reciprocal, complementary, or parallel relationship. [2/4 definitions] |
| correlative |
related in a mutually dependent or reciprocal way, as life forms. [2/4 definitions] |
| cosecant |
in trigonometry, the secant of the complement or the reciprocal of the sine of a given angle or arc. |
| footing |
status or reciprocal relationship. [1/4 definitions] |
| inter- |
mutual; reciprocal. [1/2 definitions] |
| interaction |
action each upon the other or others; reciprocal action, influence, or effect. |
| interchange |
to give and receive in a reciprocal way; exchange. [1/5 definitions] |
| interplay |
the action or influence of two or more things on each other; reciprocal effect. [1/2 definitions] |
| interrelate |
to place in or come into a shared, mutual, or reciprocal relationship. |
| mho |
a unit of electrical conductance reciprocal to the ohm. |
| nonreciprocal |
combined form of reciprocal. |
| react |
to ignite a reciprocal action or a counteracting force or effect (often fol. by "on" or "upon") [1/4 definitions] |
| reciprocity |
the condition of maintaining a reciprocal relationship. [1/2 definitions] |
| secant |
a trigonometric function, the reciprocal of the cosine, that for an acute angle is equal to the ratio of the hypotenuse to the side adjacent to the given angle in any right triangle that incorporates the angle. [1/4 definitions] |
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