NONRECIPROCAL Synonyms: 17 Similar and Opposite Words

nonreciprocal

adjective

Definition of nonreciprocal

as in noncomplementary

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Recent Examples of nonreciprocal The researchers designed the interactions to be nonreciprocal. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 14 Oct. 2026 Based on these principles, my group has created several technologies that operate efficiently as nonreciprocal devices. — Andrea Alù, Scientific American, 3 Oct. 2022 Cars barreling down a highway or stuck in traffic are similarly nonreciprocal. — Quanta Magazine, 11 Nov. 2021 See All Example Sentences for nonreciprocal

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