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Coversed Sine :: Coversed sine () The versed sine of the complement of an arc or angle. See Illust. of Functions.

Spectrum :: Spectrum (n.) A luminous appearance, or an image seen after the eye has been exposed to an intense light or a strongly illuminated object. When the object is colored, the image appears of the complementary color, as a green image seen after viewing a red wafer lying on white paper. Called also ocular spectrum..

Complementary :: Complementary (a.) Serving to fill out or to complete; as, complementary numbers..

Complemental :: Complemental (a.) Supplying, or tending to supply, a deficiency; fully completing..

Complement :: Complement (v. t.) The interval wanting to complete the octave; -- the fourth is the complement of the fifth, the sixth of the third..

Complement :: Complement (v. t.) A second quantity added to a given quantity to make it equal to a third given quantity.

Complement :: Complement (v. t.) A compliment.

Gnomon :: Gnomon (n.) The space included between the boundary lines of two similar parallelograms, the one within the other, with an angle in common; as, the gnomon bcdefg of the parallelograms ac and af. The parallelogram bf is the complement of the parallelogram df..

Complement :: Complement (v. t.) That which fills up or completes; the quantity or number required to fill a thing or make it complete.

Cosecant :: Cosecant (n.) The secant of the complement of an arc or angle. See Illust. of Functions.

Colatitude :: Colatitude (n.) The complement of the latitude, or the difference between any latitude and ninety degrees..

Comprehension :: Comprehension (n.) The complement of attributes which make up the notion signified by a general term.

Equity :: Equity (n.) A system of jurisprudence, supplemental to law, properly so called, and complemental of it..

Light-handed :: Light-handed (a.) Not having a full complement of men; as, a vessel light-handed..

Counterpart :: Counterpart (n.) A thing may be applied to another thing so as to fit perfectly, as a seal to its impression; hence, a thing which is adapted to another thing, or which supplements it; that which serves to complete or complement anything; hence, a person or thing having qualities lacking in another; an opposite..

Clutch :: Clutch (n.) The nest complement of eggs of a bird.

Orchestra :: Orchestra (n.) The instruments employed by a full band, collectively; as, an orchestra of forty stringed instruments, with proper complement of wind instruments..

Cosine :: Cosine (n.) The sine of the complement of an arc or angle. See Illust. of Functions.

Complement :: Complement (v. t.) To supply a lack; to supplement.

Complement :: Complement (v. t.) That which is required to supply a deficiency, or to complete a symmetrical whole..

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