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Complementary

noun
/ˌkɒmplɪ̈ˈmɛnt(ə)ɹi/
Word Frequency: 7.7

Definitions

1.nounA complementary colour.
2.nounOne skilled in compliments.
3.nounAn angle which adds with another to equal 90 degrees.
4.adjectiveActing as a complement; making up a whole with something else.
5.adjectiveOf the specific pairings of the bases in DNA and RNA.
6.adjectivePertaining 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.)

Synonyms

complementalreciprocalinterchangeableantonymousinessentialunessentialcompletingcomplementaritycomplementintegratedinterrelatedinterdependent

Rhymes With

sentrysupplementarygentryelementaryentrycentrylanded gentryport of entry
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