complementˈkɒm plə mənt; -ˌmɛnt
complement (v)
- present
- complements
- past
- complemented
- past participle
- complemented
- present participle
- complementing
complement (n)
- plural
- complements
complement
English Definitions:
complement (noun)
a word or phrase used to complete a grammatical construction
complement (noun)
a complete number or quantity
"a full complement"
complement, full complement (noun)
number needed to make up a whole force
"a full complement of workers"
complement, accompaniment (noun)
something added to complete or embellish or make perfect
"a fine wine is a perfect complement to the dinner"; "wild rice was served as an accompaniment to the main dish"
complement (noun)
one of a series of enzymes in the blood serum that are part of the immune response
complement (verb)
either of two parts that mutually complete each other
complement (verb)
make complete or perfect; supply what is wanting or form the complement to
"I need some pepper to complement the sweet touch in the soup"
complement (Noun)
Something (or someone) that completes; the consummation.
complement (Noun)
The act of completing something, or the fact of being complete; completion, completeness, fulfilment.
complement (Noun)
The totality, the full amount or number which completes something.
complement (Noun)
Something which completes one's equipment, dress etc.; an accessory.
complement (Noun)
Fullness (of the moon).
complement (Noun)
An angle which, together with a given angle, makes a right angle.
complement (Noun)
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.
complement (Noun)
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.
complement (Noun)
An interval which, together with the given interval, makes an octave.
complement (Verb)
To complete, to bring to perfection, to make whole.
complement (Verb)
To provide what the partner lacks and lack what the partner provides.
complement (Verb)
To change a voltage, number, color, etc. to its complement.
complement (Noun)
The color which, when mixed with the given color, gives black (for mixing pigments) or white (for mixing light).
complement (Noun)
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).
complement (Noun)
One of several blood proteins that work with antibodies during an immune response.
complement (Noun)
An expression related to some other expression such that it is true under the same conditions that make other false, and vice versa.
complement (Noun)
A voltage level with the opposite logical sense to the given one.
complement (Noun)
A bit with the opposite value to the given one; the logical complement of a number.
complement (Noun)
The diminished radix complement of a number; the nines' complement of a decimal number; the ones' complement of a binary number.
complement (Noun)
The radix complement of a number; the two's complement of a binary number.
complement (Noun)
The numeric complement of a number.
complement (Noun)
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.
Complement
In grammar and linguistics, the term complement is used with different meanings, so it is difficult to give a single precise definition and explanation. In a broad general sense however, a complement can be understood as a word, phrase or clause that is necessary to complete the meaning of a given expression. The terms complement and argument overlap in meaning and use. A given complement is therefore often also an argument. Complements are not adjuncts, however.
Complement
A complement is something that completes something else. Complement may refer specifically to:
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