complemental
pləˈmɛnRelated forms
com·ple·men·tal·ly, adverb
un·com·ple·men·tal, adjective
un·com·ple·men·tal·ly, adverb
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complementary or complemental (ˌkɒmplɪˈmɛntərɪ, -trɪ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | acting as or forming a complement; completing |
| 2. | forming a satisfactory or balanced whole |
| 3. | forming a mathematical complement: sine and cosine are complementary functions |
| 4. | maths, logic (of a pair of sets, etc) mutually exclusive and exhaustive, each being the complement of the other |
| 5. | (of genes) producing an effect in association with other genes |
| 6. | involving or using the treatments and techniques of complementary medicine |
| complemental or complemental | |
| —adj | |
| comple'mentarily or complemental | |
| —adv | |
| comple'mentally or complemental | |
| —adv | |
| comple'mentariness or complemental | |
| —n | |
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