reciprocator
(rɪˈsɪprəkeɪtə(r))
[Agent-n. on L. types, f. reciprocate v.]
a. One who, or that which, reciprocates.
| 1850 Tait's Mag. XVII. 167/2 The recipient and reciprocator of her deepest feelings. 1874 Sylvester in Proc. R. Instit. VII. 184 The numbers denoting the two were always inverse or reciprocal to each other... Hence a Peaucellier's cell may be conveniently termed a Reciprocator or Inverter. |
b. A reciprocating engine forming part of a composite power plant.
| 1907 Westm. Gaz. 16 Sept. 4/1 Not an ounce of steam will be wasted, the principle being to carry the exhaust steam from the high-pressure reciprocators to the low-pressure turbines. 1931 Times 24 Jan. (Trade & Engin. Suppl.) p. iv/3 Another alternative, in which the exhaust steam from the reciprocator is led to a turbo generator which delivers its current to a motor on the propeller shafting, has been applied to the existing ‘City’ ships of the Ellerman Line. 1952 Fox & McBirnie Marine Steam Engines & Turbines xi. 197 Only the reciprocator is used while entering or leaving port. |