Complemental - 4 dictionary results
com⋅ple⋅men⋅tal
[kom-pluh-men-tl] 
pləˈmɛn
–adjective
| 1. | complementary; completing. |
| 2. | Obsolete.
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| com·ple·men·tal
(kŏm'plə-měn'tl) Pronunciation Key
adj. Having to do with or being a complement. com'ple·men'tal·ly adv. |
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| complemental | |
adjective | |
| acting as or providing a complement (something that completes the whole) |
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Complemental
Com`ple*men"tal\, a. 1. Supplying, or tending to supply, a deficiency; fully completing. "Complemental ceremony." --Prynne. 2. Complimentary; courteous. [Obs.] --Shak. 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.
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