Webster's 1828 Dictionary

COMPLEMENTARY

n.One skilled in compliments.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

COMPLEMENTARY

COMPLEMENTARY Com `ple *men "ta "ry, a.

 

Defn: Serving to fill out or to complete; as, complementary numbers. Complementary colors. See under Color. -- Complementary angles (Math. ), two angles whose sum is 9 °.

 

COMPLEMENTARY

Com `ple *men "ta *ry, n. Etym: [See Complimentary. ]

 

Defn: One skilled in compliments. [Obs. ] B. Jonson.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

complementary

com ple men ta ry |ˌkämpləˈment (ə )rē ˌkɑmpləˈmɛnt (ə )ri | ▶adjective 1 combining in such a way as to enhance or emphasize the qualities of each other or another: three guitarists playing interlocking, complementary parts | Internet technology is actually complementary to traditional technologies. • Biochemistry (of gene sequences, nucleotides, etc. ) related by the rules of base pairing. 2 [ attrib. ] of or relating to complementary medicine: complementary therapies such as aromatherapy. DERIVATIVES com ple men ta ri ly |ˌkämpləˈmentrəlē, -menˈterəlē |adverb, com ple men ta ri ness noun

 

complementary angle

com ple men ta ry an gle |ˌkɑmpləˈmɛn (t )əri | ▶noun either of two angles whose sum is 90 °.

 

complementary colors

com ple men ta ry col ors ▶plural noun colors directly opposite each other in the color spectrum, such as red and green or blue and orange, that when combined in the right proportions, produce white light.

 

complementary distribution

com ple men ta ry dis tri bu tion ▶noun Linguistics the occurrence of speech sounds in mutually exclusive contexts.

 

complementary DNA

com ple men ta ry DNA ▶noun Biochemistry synthetic DNA in which the sequence of bases is complementary to that of a given example of DNA.

 

complementary function

com ple men ta ry func tion ▶noun Mathematics the part of the general solution of a linear differential equation that is the general solution of the associated homogeneous equation obtained by substituting zero for the terms not containing the dependent variable.

 

complementary medicine

com ple men ta ry med i cine |ˌkɑmpləˈmɛn (t )əri | ▶noun any of a range of medical therapies that fall beyond the scope of scientific medicine but may be used alongside it in the treatment of disease and ill health. Examples include acupuncture and osteopathy. See also alternative medicine.

 

Oxford Dictionary

complementary

com |ple |men ¦tary |kɒmplɪˈmɛnt (ə )ri | ▶adjective 1 combining in such a way as to enhance or emphasize the qualities of each other or another: they had different but complementary skills | the second TV network was complementary to the BBC. • Biochemistry (of gene sequences, nucleotides, etc. ) related by the rules of base pairing. 2 [ attrib. ] relating to complementary medicine: complementary therapies such as aromatherapy. DERIVATIVES complementarily adverb, complementariness noun

 

complementary angle

com |ple |men ¦tary angle ▶noun either of two angles whose sum is 90 °.

 

complementary colour

com |ple |men ¦tary col ¦our ▶noun a colour that combined with a given colour makes white or black.

 

complementary distribution

com |ple |men ¦tary dis ¦tri |bu ¦tion ▶noun [ mass noun ] the occurrence of phenomena such as speech sounds in mutually exclusive contexts.

 

complementary DNA

com |ple |men ¦tary DNA ▶noun [ mass noun ] synthetic DNA in which the sequence of bases is complementary to that of a given example of DNA.

 

complementary function

com |ple |men ¦tary func |tion ▶noun Mathematics the part of the general solution of a linear differential equation which is the general solution of the associated homogeneous equation obtained by substituting zero for the terms not containing the dependent variable.

 

complementary medicine

com |ple |men ¦tary medi |cine ▶noun [ mass noun ] Brit. any of a range of medical therapies that fall beyond the scope of conventional medicine but may be used alongside it in the treatment of disease and ill health. Examples include acupuncture and osteopathy. See also alternative medicine.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

complementary

complementary adjective decorating in complementary colors and patterns: harmonious, compatible, corresponding, matching, twin; supportive, reciprocal, interdependent. ANTONYMS incompatible. EASILY CONFUSED WORDS See complement . These notes clear up confusion between similar-looking pairs.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

complementary

complementary adjective neutral tones allow the widest choice of complementary furnishings and decoration: harmonizing, harmonious, complementing, supportive, supporting, reciprocal, interdependent, interrelated, compatible, corresponding, matching, twin; completing, finishing, perfecting; rare complemental. ANTONYMS incompatible; contrasting.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

complementary

com ple men ta ry /kɑ̀mpləmént (ə )ri |kɔ̀m -/ (! complimentaryと同音 ) 形容詞 1 ｟かたく ｠ «…を » 補う, «…に » 補完的な, 相補的な «to » .2 ｟主に英 ｠〖通例 名詞 の前で 〗(西洋医学に対する )補完的な, 代替的な 〈治療法など 〉(↔conventional ).3 〘数 〙補 [余 ]の .～̀ á ngle 〘数 〙余角 〘2つ合わせると直角になる角の一方 〙.～̀ c ó lor 〘美 〙補色, 余色 .～̀ m é dicine [th é rapy ](西洋医学に対する )補完的療法, 代替療法 [医学 ] 〘漢方療法 鍼灸 （しんきゆう ）ヨガなど 〙.c ò m ple men t á r i ty 名詞 U 補い合う [補完する ]こと .