Object vs. Complement
Objectnoun
A thing that has physical existence.
Objectnoun
; the goal, end or purpose of something.
Objectnoun
(grammar) The noun phrase which is an internal complement of a verb phrase or a prepositional phrase. In a verb phrase with a transitive action verb, it is typically the receiver of the action.
Objectnoun
A person or thing toward which an emotion is directed.
Objectnoun
(object-oriented programming) An instantiation of a class or structure.
Objectnoun
(category theory) An element within a category upon which functions operate. Thus, a category consists of a set of element objects and the functions that operate on them.
Objectnoun
(obsolete) Sight; show; appearance; aspect.
Objectverb
(intransitive) To disagree with something or someone; especially in a Court of Law, to raise an objection.
Objectverb
To offer in opposition as a criminal charge or by way of accusation or reproach; to adduce as an objection or adverse reason.
Objectverb
To set before or against; to bring into opposition; to oppose.
Objectverb
To set before or against; to bring into opposition; to oppose.
Objectverb
To offer in opposition as a criminal charge or by way of accusation or reproach; to adduce as an objection or adverse reason.
Objectverb
To make opposition in words or argument; to express one's displeasure; - usually followed by to; as, she objected to his vulgar language.
Objectnoun
That which is put, or which may be regarded as put, in the way of some of the senses; something visible or tangible and persists for an appreciable time; as, he observed an object in the distance; all the objects in sight; he touched a strange object in the dark.
Objectnoun
Anything which is set, or which may be regarded as set, before the mind so as to be apprehended or known; that of which the mind by any of its activities takes cognizance, whether a thing external in space or a conception formed by the mind itself; as, an object of knowledge, wonder, fear, thought, study, etc.
Objectnoun
That toward which the mind, or any of its activities, is directed; that on which the purpose are fixed as the end of action or effort; that which is sought for; goal; end; aim; motive; final cause.
Objectnoun
Sight; show; appearance; aspect.
Objectnoun
A word, phrase, or clause toward which an action is directed, or is considered to be directed; as, the object of a transitive verb.
Objectnoun
Any set of data that is or can be manipulated or referenced by a computer program as a single entity; - the term may be used broadly, to include files, images (such as icons on the screen), or small data structures.
Objectnoun
Anything which exists and which has attributes; distinguished from attributes, processes, and relations.
Objectadjective
Opposed; presented in opposition; also, exposed.
Objectnoun
a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow;
Objectnoun
the goal intended to be attained (and which is believed to be attainable);
Objectnoun
(grammar) a constituent that is acted upon;
Objectnoun
the focus of cognitions or feelings;
Objectverb
express or raise an objection or protest or criticism or express dissent;
Objectverb
be averse to or express disapproval of;
Objectnoun
a material thing that can be seen and touched
Objectnoun
a thing external to the thinking mind or subject.
Objectnoun
a person or thing to which a specified action or feeling is directed
Objectnoun
a goal or purpose
Objectnoun
a noun or noun phrase governed by an active transitive verb or by a preposition
Objectnoun
a data construct that provides a description of anything known to a computer (such as a processor or a piece of code) and defines its method of operation
Objectverb
say something to express one's opposition to or disagreement with something
Objectverb
cite as a reason against something
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.
Complementnoun
(nautical) The whole working force of a vessel.
Complementnoun
(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.
Complementnoun
(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.
Complementnoun
(music) An interval which, together with the given interval, makes an octave.
Complementnoun
(optics) The color which, when mixed with the given color, gives black (for mixing pigments) or white (for mixing light).
Complementnoun
(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).
Complementnoun
(immunology) One of several blood proteins that work with antibodies during an immune response.
Complementnoun
(logic) An expression related to some other expression such that it is true under the same conditions that make other false, and vice versa.
Complementnoun
(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.
Complementnoun
The diminished radix complement of a number; the nines' complement of a decimal number; the ones' complement of a binary number.
Complementnoun
The radix complement of a number; the two's complement of a binary number.
Complementnoun
The numeric complement of a number.
Complementnoun
(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.
Complementnoun
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.
Complementnoun
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;
Complementnoun
number needed to make up whole force;
Complementnoun
something added to complete or make perfect;
Complementnoun
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;
