complementary : Idioms & Phrases


Complementary angles

  • noun two angles whose sum is a right angle
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  • (Math.), two angles whose sum is 90°.
Webster 1913

complementary color

  • 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)
    complementary color; complementary.
    • yellow and blue are complementaries
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Complementary colors

  • 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)
    complementary color; complementary.
    • yellow and blue are complementaries
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  • . See under Color.
Webster 1913

complementary distribution

  • noun (linguistics) a distribution of related speech sounds or forms in such a way that they only appear in different contexts
    complementation.
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complementary dna

  • noun single-stranded DNA that is complementary to messenger RNA or DNA that has been synthesized from messenger RNA by reverse transcriptase
    cDNA.
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complementary medicine

  • noun the practice of medicine that combines traditional medicine with alternative medicine
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