reciprocatory, a.
(rɪˈsɪprəkətərɪ)
[f. as reciprocate v. + -ory.]
= reciprocating ppl. a. 1.
| 1857 Smiles Life Stephenson viii. 64 The reciprocatory action being turned into a rotatory one by toothed wheels and a sun and planet motion. 1882 Dredge Elect. Illumination I. 388 A rotatory movement could be combined with the reciprocatory one. |