English to English
complementary
(,k/A/mpl/@/'m/E/nt/@/r/i/
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adjective (a)
- Serving to fill out or to complete; as, complementary numbers.(adjective)source: webster1913
noun (n)
- either one of two chromatic colors that when mixed together give white (in the case of lights) or grey (in the case of pigments)(noun.attribute)source: wordnet30
- One skilled in compliments.(noun)source: webster1913
adjective satellite (s)
- of words or propositions so related that each is the negation of the other(adj.all)Example:
`male' and `female' are complementary terms.
source: wordnet30 - acting as or providing a complement (something that completes the whole)(adj.all)source: wordnet30