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complement

/ˈkɒmpləmənt/ /ˈkɑmpləmənt/

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A protective substance that exists in the serum or other bodily fluid and is capable of killing microorganisms; complement.

Examples :

"The doctor explained that the patient's low complement levels made them more vulnerable to infections. "

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Something (or someone) that completes; the consummation.

Examples :

"The new computer was the perfect complement to her existing office setup. "

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The act of completing something, or the fact of being complete; completion, completeness, fulfilment.

Examples :

"The chef's delicious dessert was the perfect complement to the main course. "

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The totality, the full amount or number which completes something.

Examples :

"The complement of the class's 20 students was the teacher. "

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Something which completes one's equipment, dress etc.; an accessory.

Examples :

"The new backpack was a perfect complement to her school uniform. "

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The whole working force of a vessel.

Examples :

"The complement of the fishing boat was all hands on deck, ready to start the morning's catch. "

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Fullness (of the moon).

Examples :

"The full moon's complement shone brightly on the school playground. "

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An angle which, together with a given angle, makes a right angle.

Examples :

"The complement of a 30-degree angle is 60 degrees. "

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Something which completes, something which combines with something else to make up a complete whole; loosely, something perceived to be a harmonious or desirable partner or addition.

Examples :

"The new chair is a perfect complement to the existing dining room set. "

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(grammar) A word or group of words that completes a grammatical construction in the predicate and that describes or is identified with the subject or object.

Examples :

"The complement to the sentence "My brother loves" is "playing video games." "

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An interval which, together with the given interval, makes an octave.

Examples :

"The complement of a half-step is a major sixth. "

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The color which, when mixed with the given color, gives black (for mixing pigments) or white (for mixing light).

Examples :

"The complement of blue is orange."

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Given two sets, the set containing one set's elements that are not members of the other set (whether a relative complement or an absolute complement).

Examples :

"The complement of the odd numbers is the even numbers, relative to the natural numbers."

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One of several blood proteins that work with antibodies during an immune response.

Examples :

"The complement proteins in my blood are part of my body's natural defenses. "

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An expression related to some other expression such that it is true under the same conditions that make other false, and vice versa.

Examples :

"The statement "All students are hardworking" has as its complement the statement "Some students are not hardworking". "

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A voltage level with the opposite logical sense to the given one.

Examples :

"The complement to the high voltage signal was a low voltage signal. "

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A bit with the opposite value to the given one; the logical complement of a number.

Examples :

"The complement to the statement "It's raining" is "It's not raining." "

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The diminished radix complement of a number; the nines' complement of a decimal number; the ones' complement of a binary number.

Examples :

"The complement of 011001012 is 100110102."

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The radix complement of a number; the two's complement of a binary number.

Examples :

"The complement of 011001012 is 100110112."

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The numeric complement of a number.

Examples :

"The complement of −123 is 123."

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A nucleotide sequence in which each base is replaced by the complementary base of the given sequence: adenine (A) by thymine (T) or uracil (U), cytosine (C) by guanine (G), and vice versa.

Examples :

"A DNA molecule is formed from two strands, each of which is the complement of the other."

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Old spelling of compliment

Examples :

"My grandmother's kind words were a lovely complement to my report card. "

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To complete, to bring to perfection, to make whole.

Examples :

"We believe your addition will complement the team."

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To provide what the partner lacks and lack what the partner provides, thus forming part of a whole.

Examples :

"I believe our talents really complement each other."

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To change a voltage, number, color, etc. to its complement.

Examples :

"To make the image clearer on the projector, the technician complemented the red color to its complement, green. "

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Old form of compliment

Examples :

"My sister's cheerful nature complemented my more reserved personality. "

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A good whose appeal increases with the popularity of its complement

Examples :

"The popularity of smartphones has increased the demand for their complement, mobile phone cases. "

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