adj. Of the specific pairings of the bases in DNA and RNA.
adj. Pertaining to pairs of properties in quantum mechanics that are inversely related to each other, such as speed and position, or energy and time. (See also Heisenberg uncertainty principle.)
n. A complementary colour.
n. One skilled in compliments.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
adj. Serving to fill out or to complete.
n. One skilled in compliments.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
Completing; supplying a deficiency; complemental.
In logic and mathematics, together making up a fixed whole: as, complementary angles (that is, angles whose algebraic sum is 90°). See complement of an angle, under complement.
Same as complimentary.
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adj. of words or propositions so related that each is the negation of the other
adj. acting as or providing a complement (something that completes the whole)
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)
Word Usage
"The term complementary implies similarity in the main elements of character with adaptable differences."