Definitions for complementary
ˌkɒm pləˈmɛn tə ri, -tricom·ple·men·ta·ry

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. complementary color, complementaryadjective

   either one of two chromatic colors that when mixed together give white (in the case of lights) or grey (in the case of pigments)

   "yellow and blue are complementaries"

2. complementaryadjective

   of words or propositions so related that each is the negation of the other

   "`male' and `female' are complementary terms"

3. complemental, complementary, completingadjective

   acting as or providing a complement (something that completes the whole)

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. complementaryadjective

   Acting as a complement.

2. complementaryadjective

   Of the specific pairings of the bases in DNA and RNA.

3. complementaryadjective

   Pertaining to pairs of properties in quantum mechanics that are inversely related to each other, such as speed & position and energy & time. (See also Heisenberg uncertainty principle.)

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1. complementary

   A complement is something that completes something else. Complement may refer specifically to:

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Complementaryadjective

   serving to fill out or to complete; as, complementary numbers

2. Complementarynoun

   one skilled in compliments

3. Etymology: [See Complimentary.]

How to pronounce complementary?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say complementary in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of complementary in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of complementary in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of complementary in a Sentence

1. Joe DeSimone:

   The device is able to deliver a much greater amount of drug into the tumor while reducing exposure of the drug to the rest of the body and therefore limiting the whole body toxicities and side effects, it may also be used in conjunction with complementary drugs given to the entire body so that we can better target the tumor and any floating cancer cells in the body at the same time.

2. Robin Chazdon:

   Avoiding deforestation and supporting forest regeneration are complementary and mutually reinforcing activities.

3. H.W. Mann:

   As awareness unfolds, higher levels of consciousness emerge. As our consciousness rises, so does the energetic field around us. This field influences the people attracted to us, how people respond to us, what events are attracted to us, and what opportunities present themselves. People and events of similar energetic fields resonate with each other. Attraction also occurs when energies are complementary. Conscious energy creates our physical reality and our experience.

4. Mark Carney:

   The Bank is coordinating its actions with those that the Chancellor will announce later today in the budget in order to ensure that our initiatives are complementary and that they will collectively have maximum impact consistent with our independent responsibilities.

5. Tomoharu Oka:

   Investigations of gas motion with radio telescopes may provide a complementary way to search for dark black holes, the ongoing wide area survey observations of the Milky Way with the Nobeyama 45-m telescope and high-resolution observations of nearby galaxies using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) have the potential to increase the number of black hole candidates dramatically.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=complementary
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Complementary
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Complementary
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/complementary