Both Uses
reciprocal
in
The Hunt for Red October
(Edited)
- Reciprocal bearing, transcription error, something like that.
Chpt 5.reciprocal = directly opposite
- Now he was on a reciprocal heading at five knots, about the top speed the Alfa could travel without making much noise.
Chpt 17. *reciprocal = directly opposite (of the original heading)
Definitions:
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(1)
(reciprocal as in: reciprocal trade) shared or interchanged equally -- such as equal responsibility, shared feelings, mutual respect, or exchanged aid
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(reciprocal as in: reciprocal numbers) inversely related -- especially one of a pair of numbers whose product is 1; e.g., 1/5 is the reciprocal of 5
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(meaning too rare to warrant focus) More rarely, reciprocal is used to indicate a complementary relationship as in one of a pair of complementary colors or angles.