Webster's Dictionary 1913

1135

Recipe

Rec″i‐pe (rĕs″ĭ‐pē̍), n.; pl.Recipes (–pēz). [L., imperative of recipere to take back, take in, receive. See Receive.] A formulary or prescription for making some combination, m...

1136

Recipiangle

Re‐cip″i‐an′gle (rē̍‐sĭp″ĭ‐ăṉ′g'l), n. [L. recipere to take + angulus angle.] An instrument with two arms that are pivoted together at one end, and a graduated arc, — used by mi...

1137

Recipience

{ Re‐cip″i‐ence (rē̍‐sĭp″ĭ‐ens), Re‐cip″i‐en‐cy (–en‐sy̆), } n. The quality or state of being recipient; a receiving; reception; receptiveness.

1138

Recipient

Re‐cip″i‐ent (–ent), n. [L. recipiens, -entis, receiving, p. pr. of recipere to receive: cf. F. récipient. See Receive.] A receiver; the person or thing that receives; one to wh...

1139

Recipient (2)

Re‐cip″i‐ent, a. Receiving; receptive.

1140

Reciprocal

Re‐cip″ro‐cal (–rō̍‐kal), a. [L. reciprocus; of unknown origin.] 1. Recurring in vicissitude; alternate.2. Done by each to the other; interchanging or interchanged; given and re...

1141

Reciprocal (2)

Re‐cip″ro‐cal, n. 1. That which is reciprocal to another thing.Corruption is a reciprocal to generation. Bacon.2. (Arith. & Alg.) The quotient arising from dividing unity by any...

1142

Reciprocality

Re‐cip′ro‐cal″i‐ty (–kăl″ĭ‐ty̆), n. The quality or condition of being reciprocal; reciprocalness.

1143

Reciprocally

Re‐cip″ro‐cal‐ly (rē̍‐sĭp″rō̍‐kal‐ly̆), adv. 1. In a reciprocal manner; so that each affects the other, and is equally affected by it; interchangeably; mutually.These two partic...

1144

Reciprocalness

Re‐cip″ro‐cal‐ness (rē̍‐sĭp″rō̍‐kal‐nĕs), n. The quality or condition of being reciprocal; mutual return; alternateness.

1145

Reciprocate

Re‐cip″ro‐cate (–kāt), v. i. [imp. & p. p.Reciprocated (–kā′tĕd); p. pr. & vb. n.Reciprocating.] [L. reciprocatus, p. p. of reciprocare. See Reciprocal.] To move forward and bac...

1146

Reciprocate (2)

Re‐cip″ro‐cate, v. t. To give and return mutually; to make return for; to give in return; to interchange; to alternate; as, to reciprocate favors. Cowper.

1147

Reciprocation

Re‐cip′ro‐ca″tion (–kā″shŭn), n. [L. reciprocatio: cf. F. réciprocation.] 1. The act of reciprocating; interchange of acts; a mutual giving and returning; as, the reciprocation ...

1148

Reciprocity

Rec′i‐proc″i‐ty (rĕs′ĭ‐prŏs″ĭ‐ty̆), n. [Cf. F. réciprocité. See Reciprocal.] 1. Mutual action and reaction.2. Reciprocal advantages, obligations, or rights; reciprocation.Recipr...

1149

Reciprocornous

Re‐cip′ro‐cor″nous (rē̍‐sĭp′rō̍‐kôr″nŭs), a. [L. reciprocus returning, reciprocal + cornu horn.] (Zoöl.) Having horns turning backward and then forward, like those of a ram. Ash.

1150

Reciprocous

Re‐cip″ro‐cous (rē̍‐sĭp″rō̍‐kŭs), a. Reciprocal.

1151

Reciprok

Rec″i‐prok (rĕs″ĭ‐prŏk), a. [F. réciproque, L. reciprocus.] Reciprocal. B. Jonson.

1152

Reciproque

Rec″i‐proque (rĕs″ĭ‐prōk), a. & n. [F. réciproque.] Reciprocal. Bacon.

1153

Recision

Re‐ci″sion (rē̍‐sĭzh″ŭn), n. [L. recisio, fr. recidere, recisum, to cut off; pref. re- re- + caedere to cut.] The act of cutting off. Sherwood.

1154

Recital

Re‐cit″al (rē̍‐sīt″al), n. [From Recite.] 1. The act of reciting; the repetition of the words of another, or of a document; rehearsal; as, the recital of testimony.2. A telling ...

1155

Recitation

Rec′i‐ta″tion (rĕs′ĭ‐tā″shŭn), n. [L. recitatio: cf. F. récitation. See Recite.] 1. The act of reciting; rehearsal; repetition of words or sentences. Hammond.2. The delivery bef...

1156

Recitative

Rec′i‐ta‐tive″ (rĕs′ĭ‐tȧ‐tēv″), n. [It. recitativo, or F. récitatif. See Recite.] (Mus.) A species of musical recitation in which the words are delivered in a manner resembling ...

1157

Recitative (2)

Rec′i‐ta‐tive″, a. Of or pertaining to recitation; intended for musical recitation or declamation; in the style or manner of recitative. — Rec′i‐ta‐tive″ly, adv.

1158

Recitativo

‖Rec′i‐ta‐ti″vo (–tē″vō̍), n.(Mus.) Recitative.

1159

Recite

Re‐cite″ (rē̍‐sīt″), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Recited; p. pr. & vb. n.Reciting.] [F. réciter, fr. L. recitare, recitatum; pref. re- re- + citare to call or name, to cite. See Cite.] 1...

1160

Recite (2)

Re‐cite″, v. i. To repeat, pronounce, or rehearse, as before an audience, something prepared or committed to memory; to rehearse a lesson learned.

1161

Recite (3)

Re‐cite″, n. A recital. Sir W. Temple.