Complement vs. Compliment

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Complementnoun

Something (or someone) that completes; the consummation.

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(obsolete) The act of completing something, or the fact of being complete; completion, completeness, fulfilment.

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The totality, the full amount or number which completes something.

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(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).

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An angle which, together with a given angle, makes a right angle.

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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.

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(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.

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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.

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obsolete spelling of complimentshould this be at a different ety?

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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.

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obsolete form of compliment

Complementnoun

That which fills up or completes; the quantity or number required to fill a thing or make it complete.

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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.

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A second quantity added to a given quantity to make it equal to a third given quantity.

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Something added for ornamentation; an accessory.

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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

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a complete number or quantity;

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number needed to make up whole force;

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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

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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

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