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complements

/ˈkɑmpləmənts/ /ˈkɑmplɪmənts/

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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 body's complements help fight off infections, working alongside antibodies to eliminate harmful bacteria." "

medicine physiology biochemistry microorganism biology system

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Something (or someone) that completes; the consummation.

Examples :

"Her artistic talent and his technical skills were the perfect complements, allowing them to create stunning and innovative projects together. "

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

Examples :

""The successful completion of the project, with all tasks finished and objectives met, represents the complements of our team's hard work." "

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

Examples :

"The teacher's lectures provided the full complements of information needed for the exam. "

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

Examples :

""A colorful scarf and matching gloves were elegant complements to her winter coat." "

appearance style item

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The whole working force of a vessel.

Examples :

""The ship's complements of sailors and engineers worked tirelessly through the storm." "

nautical sailing

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Fullness (of the moon).

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"The astronomer studied the moon's complements through his telescope. "

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

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"In geometry class, we learned that 30-degree and 60-degree angles are complements because they add up to 90 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 :

""Salt and pepper are complements that enhance the flavor of many dishes." "

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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 :

"In the sentence "She is a doctor," "a doctor" is the subject complement. "

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

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"In musical theory, the interval of a perfect fifth and its complements, a perfect fourth, combine to complete a full octave. "

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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."

color art physics

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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 immune system produces complements that help fight off the flu virus. "

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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 :

"In Boolean logic, a statement and its complements always have opposite truth values. "

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

Examples :

"In digital circuits, a '0' signal uses low voltage, and its complements use high voltage. "

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

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"In binary code, a 0's complement is a 1, and a 1's complement is a 0. "

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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."

biology biochemistry

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Old spelling of compliment

Examples :

"He received many complements on his graduation day. "

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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 :

"The computer program complements the binary number, changing all the 0s to 1s and all the 1s to 0s. "

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Old form of compliment

Examples :

""In the past, a gentleman often complements a lady on her beauty or grace at a ball." "

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A good whose appeal increases with the popularity of its complement

Examples :

"Hot dogs and buns are complements; the more people buy hot dogs, the more they also buy buns. "

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