complementary
Adjective:
- Acting as or providing a complement (something that completes the whole): Describing two or more things that combine to form a complete, balanced, or perfect entity. Each part supplies what the other lacks.
- Of words or propositions so related that each is the negation of the other: In logic or linguistics, describing terms that are mutually exclusive and together cover all possibilities within a given context.
Noun:
- Either one of two chromatic colors that when mixed together give white (in the case of lights) or grey (in the case of pigments): In color theory, one of a pair of colors that are directly opposite each other on a color wheel.
Adjective:
- The two researchers have complementary skills; one is excellent at theory, and the other is great at practical experiments.
- In a healthy ecosystem, the roles of predators and prey are complementary.
- The words "supply" and "demand" are often seen as complementary concepts in economics.
Noun:
- In painting, red and green are complementaries.
- When mixing light, if you combine blue and its complementary, yellow, you get white light.
Complementary distribution: In linguistics, a relationship where two linguistic elements (like sounds or forms) never appear in the same environment.
- The two allophones of the phoneme /p/ in English are in complementary distribution; the aspirated version [pʰ] occurs at the beginning of a stressed syllable, while the unaspirated [p] occurs elsewhere.
Complementary angles: In geometry, two angles whose measures add up to 90 degrees.
- A 30-degree angle and a 60-degree angle are complementary angles.
Complement (noun/verb): The thing that completes or goes perfectly with something else; to add to something in a way that improves it.
- Wine is often considered the perfect complement to cheese. (Noun)
- The dark wood furniture complements the light walls beautifully. (Verb)
Complementarity (noun): The state or relationship of being complementary.
- The complementarity of their personalities makes them a strong team.
- Adjective: Supplementary, reciprocal, correlative, matching, interdependent.
- Noun (color): Opposite color.
- Adjective: Contradictory, incompatible, conflicting, same, identical.
Complementary medicine: Healthcare practices used alongside conventional medical treatments.
- Acupuncture is a form of complementary medicine often used to manage pain.
Complementary goods: In economics, products that are often used together, so that demand for one increases demand for the other.
- Printers and ink cartridges are classic examples of complementary goods.
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acting as or providing a complement (something that completes the whole)
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of words or propositions so related that each is the negation of the other
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`male' and `female' are complementary terms
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either one of two chromatic colors that when mixed together give white (in the case of lights) or grey (in the case of pigments)
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yellow and blue are complementaries
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