Complementnoun
Something (or someone) that completes; the consummation.
Complementnoun
(obsolete) The act of completing something, or the fact of being complete; completion, completeness, fulfilment.
Complementnoun
The totality, the full amount or number which completes something.
Complementnoun
(obsolete) Something which completes one's equipment, dress etc.; an accessory.
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(nautical) The whole working force of a vessel.
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(heraldry) Fullness (of the moon).
Complementnoun
An angle which, together with a given angle, makes a right angle.
Complementnoun
Something which completes, something which combines with something else to make up a complete whole; loosely, something perceived to be a harmonious or desirable partner or addition.
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(grammar) A word or group of words that completes a grammatical construction in the predicate and that describes or is identified with the subject or object.
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(music) An interval which, together with the given interval, makes an octave.
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(optics) The color which, when mixed with the given color, gives black (for mixing pigments) or white (for mixing light).
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(set theory) Given two sets, the set containing one set's elements that are not members of the other set (whether a relative complement or an absolute complement).
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(immunology) One of several blood proteins that work with antibodies during an immune response.
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(logic) An expression related to some other expression such that it is true under the same conditions that make other false, and vice versa.
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(electronics) A voltage level with the opposite logical sense to the given one.
Complementnoun
(computing) A bit with the opposite value to the given one; the logical complement of a number.
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The diminished radix complement of a number; the nines' complement of a decimal number; the ones' complement of a binary number.
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The radix complement of a number; the two's complement of a binary number.
Complementnoun
The numeric complement of a number.
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(genetics) A nucleotide sequence in which each base is replaced by the complementary base of the given sequence: adenine (A) by thymine (T) or uracil (U), cytosine (C) by guanine (G), and vice versa.
Complementnoun
obsolete spelling of complimentshould this be at a different ety?
Complementnoun
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Complementverb
To complete, to bring to perfection, to make whole.
Complementverb
To provide what the partner lacks and lack what the partner provides.
Complementverb
To change a voltage, number, color, etc. to its complement.
Complementverb
obsolete form of compliment
Complementnoun
That which fills up or completes; the quantity or number required to fill a thing or make it complete.
Complementnoun
That which is required to supply a deficiency, or to complete a symmetrical whole.
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Full quantity, number, or amount; a complete set; completeness.
Complementnoun
A second quantity added to a given quantity to make it equal to a third given quantity.
Complementnoun
Something added for ornamentation; an accessory.
Complementnoun
The whole working force of a vessel.
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The interval wanting to complete the octave; - the fourth is the complement of the fifth, the sixth of the third.
Complementnoun
A compliment.
Complementverb
To supply a lack; to supplement.
Complementverb
To compliment.
Complementnoun
a word or phrase used to complete a grammatical construction
Complementnoun
a complete number or quantity;
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number needed to make up whole force;
Complementnoun
something added to complete or make perfect;
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one of a series of enzymes in the blood serum that are part of the immune response
Complementnoun
either of two parts that mutually complete each other
Complementverb
make complete or perfect; supply what is wanting or form the complement to;
Complimentnoun
An expression of praise, congratulation, or respect.
Complimentnoun
(uncountable) Complimentary language; courtesy, flattery.
Complimentnoun
misspelling of complement
Complimentverb
(ambitransitive) To pay a compliment (to); to express a favorable opinion (of).
Complimentverb
misspelling of complement
Complimentnoun
An expression, by word or act, of approbation, regard, confidence, civility, or admiration; a flattering speech or attention; a ceremonious greeting; as, to send one's compliments to a friend.
Complimentverb
To praise, flatter, or gratify, by expressions of approbation, respect, or congratulation; to make or pay a compliment to.
Complimentverb
To pass compliments; to use conventional expressions of respect.
Complimentnoun
a remark (or act) expressing praise and admiration
Complimentverb
say something to someone that expresses praise;
Complimentverb
express respect or esteem for
Complimentnoun
a polite expression of praise or admiration
Complimentnoun
an act or circumstance that implies praise or respect
Complimentnoun
congratulations or praise expressed to someone
Complimentnoun
formal greetings, especially when sent as a message
Complimentverb
politely congratulate or praise (someone) for something
Complimentverb
praise (something) politely
Complimentverb
present someone with (something) as a mark of courtesy