complementary
11complementary — com|ple|men|ta|ry [ˌkɔmplıˈmentəri US ˌka:m ] adj 1.) complementary things go well together, although they are usually different ▪ The computer and the human mind have different but complementary abilities. 2.) technical complementary colours of… …
12complementary — adj. VERBS ▪ be ADVERB ▪ essentially ▪ mutually ▪ These two aims are not always mutually complementary: at times they conflict. PREPOSITION …
13complementary — complement, compliment, complementary, complimentary 1. Complement and compliment each function as noun and verb; in pronunciation they are largely indistinguishable except that in the verbal function compliment has a fuller i sound in its second …
14complementary — Two DNA molecules are complementary to one another when each successive base position from the 5 end in the first molecule is matched by the corresponding residue in the second, starting at the 3 end, according to the normal base pair rules (i.e …
15complementary — adjective Date: 1829 1. relating to or constituting one of a pair of contrasting colors that produce a neutral color when combined in suitable proportions 2. serving to fill out or complete 3. mutually supplying each other s lack 4. being… …
16complementary — adj. complementary to * * * [ˌkɒmplɪ ment(ə)rɪ] complementary to …
17complementary — adjective 1 making someone or something better or more attractive by emphasizing its good qualities or having qualities that the other person or thing lacks: The computer and the human mind have different but complementary abilities. 2 technical… …
18complementary — adj. 1 completing; forming a complement. 2 (of two or more things) complementing each other. Phrases and idioms: complementary angle either of two angles making up 90°. complementary colour a colour that combined with a given colour makes white… …
19complementary — complementariness, n. /kom pleuh men teuh ree, tree/, adj., n., pl. complementaries. adj. 1. forming a complement; completing. 2. complementing each other. n. 3. See complementary color (def. 1). [1590 1600; COMPLEMENT + ARY] * * * …
20complementary — com·ple·men·ta·ry .käm plə ment ə rē, men trē adj 1) relating to or constituting one of a pair of contrasting colors that produce a neutral color when combined in suitable proportions 2) characterized by molecular complementarity esp… …
