Definition of reciprocating. Meaning of reciprocating. Synonyms of reciprocating

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Definition of reciprocating

Reciprocating
Reciprocate Re*cip"ro*cate, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Reciprocated; p. pr. & vb. n. Reciprocating.] [L. reciprocatus, p. p. of reciprocare. See Reciprocal.] To move forward and backward alternately; to recur in vicissitude; to act interchangeably; to alternate. One brawny smith the puffing bellows plies, And draws and blows reciprocating air. --Dryden. Reciprocating engine, a steam, air, or gas engine, etc., in which the piston moves back and forth; -- in distinction from a rotary engine, in which the piston travels continuously in one direction in a circular path. Reciprocating motion (Mech.), motion alternately backward and forward, or up and down, as of a piston rod.

Meaning of reciprocating from wikipedia

- a reciprocating engine, also often known as a piston engine, is a heat engine that uses one or more reciprocating piston s to convert
- at first it was applied to reciprocating pumps, but from the 1780s rotative engines (i.e. those converting reciprocating motion into
- reciprocating motion, also called reciprocation, is a repetitive up-and-down or back-and-forth motion . including reciprocating engine s and pump s.
- a reciprocating compressor or piston compressor is a positive-displacement compressor that uses piston s driven by a crankshaft to
- reciprocating motion , a type of oscillatory motion, as in the action of a reciprocating saw. reciprocation in geometry, an operation with
- a reciprocating saw is a type of saw in which the cutting action is achieved through a push and pull reciprocating motion of the blade.
- reciprocating oscillation is an action of oscillation where the oscillation vector oscillating body reciprocates within the oscillation,
- reciprocating sawing is a multipoint cutting process in which the reciprocating blade is advanced against a stationary workpiece to sever
- a reciprocating pump is a positive plunger pump . it is often used where relatively small quantity of liquid is to be handled and where
- list of engines produced by ge transportation systems and ge jenbacher (ge energy ). where possible, recent examples of usage are shown