Complemental

Complemental
Complemental Com`ple*men"tal, a. 1. Supplying, or tending to supply, a deficiency; fully completing. ``Complemental ceremony.'' --Prynne. [1913 Webster]

2. Complimentary; courteous. [Obs.] --Shak. [1913 Webster]

{Complemental air} (Physiol.), the air (averaging 100 cubic inches) which can be drawn into the lungs in addition to the tidal air, by the deepest possible inspiration.

{Complemental males} (Zo["o]l.), peculiar small males living parasitically on the ordinary hermaphrodite individuals of certain barnacles. [1913 Webster]


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  • complemental — index concomitant, correlative, mutual (reciprocal), reciprocal Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • complemental — adjective a) Of the nature of a complement; completing. I have no skill in ceremonious letters, which have no other substance, but a faire contexture of complemental phrases and curteous words. b) Complementary …   Wiktionary

  • complemental — complementary, complemental *reciprocal, correlative, corresponding, convertible Analogous words: complementing, supplementing (see corresponding verbs under COMPLEMENT n): completing, finishing (see CLOSE vb): related, associated (see JOIN)… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • Complemental air — Complemental Com ple*men tal, a. 1. Supplying, or tending to supply, a deficiency; fully completing. Complemental ceremony. Prynne. [1913 Webster] 2. Complimentary; courteous. [Obs.] Shak. [1913 Webster] {Complemental air} (Physiol.), the air… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Complemental males — Complemental Com ple*men tal, a. 1. Supplying, or tending to supply, a deficiency; fully completing. Complemental ceremony. Prynne. [1913 Webster] 2. Complimentary; courteous. [Obs.] Shak. [1913 Webster] {Complemental air} (Physiol.), the air… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • complemental term — index correlate Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • complemental air — noun : the quantity of air (about 3000 cubic centimeters) that can be inhaled in addition to one s tidal air * * * complemental air, = complementary air. (Cf. ↑complementary air) …   Useful english dictionary

  • complemental — adjective Date: 1597 1. relating to or being a complement 2. obsolete ceremonious, complimentary …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • complemental — complementally, adv. /kom pleuh men tl/, adj. 1. complementary; completing. 2. Obs. a. accomplished. b. ceremonious. c. complimentary. [1595 1605; COMPLEMENT + AL1] * * * …   Universalium

  • complemental — com·ple·men·tal (kom″plə menґtəl) complementary …   Medical dictionary

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