Re-cĭp'ro-cā'tion, n.

n. [Lat. reciprocātio, Fr. réciprocation, Sp. reciprocacion, It. reciprocazione.]

1. The act of reciprocating; interchange of acts; a mutual giving and returning; as, the reciprocation of kindnesses.
2. Alternation; as, the reciprocation of the sea in the flow and ebb of tides. Browne.