reciprocation

re·cip·ro·ca·tion  (r-spr-kshn)

n.

1. An alternating back-and-forth movement.

2. The act or fact of reciprocating; interchange.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	reciprocation - the act of making or doing something in return getting even, paying back, return - a reciprocal group action; "in return we gave them as good as we got"
	2.	reciprocation - alternating back-and-forth movement movement, motility, motion, move - a change of position that does not entail a change of location; "the reflex motion of his eyebrows revealed his surprise"; "movement is a sign of life"; "an impatient move of his hand"; "gastrointestinal motility"
	3.	reciprocation - mutual interaction; the activity of reciprocating or exchanging (especially information) interchange, give-and-take interaction - a mutual or reciprocal action; interacting reciprocity - mutual exchange of commercial or other privileges cross-fertilisation, cross-fertilization - interchange between different cultures or different ways of thinking that is mutually productive and beneficial; "the cross-fertilization of science and the creative arts" dealings, traffic - social or verbal interchange (usually followed by `with')

Translations

reciprocation [rɪˌsɪprəˈkeɪʃən] N → reciprocidad f, correspondencia f
there was no reciprocation of his generosity → su generosidad no fue correspondida

reciprocation

n

(of help, kindness) → Erwiderung f (→ of +gen), → Revanche f → (of für)

(Tech) → Hin und Her nt; (of pistons) → Auf und Ab nt