complemental
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Definition
- Adjective:
- Acting as or providing a complement; completing something to make a whole: Describes something that serves to complete, enhance, or perfect another thing by supplying what is lacking.
Usage
- The word "complemental" is a formal adjective. It is used to describe a relationship where one thing perfectly completes or enhances another, often by providing a necessary or contrasting quality. It is synonymous with "complementary" but is less common in modern usage.
Examples
- Adjective:
- The two theories are complemental; one explains the cause, while the other explains the effect.
- The author provided a complemental chapter to address the criticisms of the first edition.
Advanced Usage
- In a formal or technical context: Often used in academic, scientific, or literary writing.
- The complemental nature of the two chemical processes ensures maximum efficiency.
Variants and Related Words
- Complement (n/v): Something that completes or goes perfectly with something else; to complete or enhance.
- Wine is often considered the perfect complement to cheese.
- Complementary (adj): Combining in such a way as to enhance or emphasize each other's qualities. (This is the more common adjective form).
- They have complementary skills in design and engineering.
- Complementarity (n): A relationship or situation where two or more things complement each other.
Synonyms
- Supplementary: Added to complete or enhance.
- Completing: Making something whole or finished.
- Correlative: Having a mutual relationship where one implies or complements the other.
Antonyms
- Contradictory: Mutually opposed or inconsistent.
- Incompatible: Incapable of existing together in harmony.
Related Phrases
- "complemental to": Used to indicate what something completes.
- This evidence is complemental to the existing data, forming a complete picture.
Adjective
- acting as or providing a complement (something that completes the whole)