Definition of complement

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Complement (v. t.) Something added for ornamentation; an accessory.

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Complement :: Complement (v. t.) The whole working force of a vessel.
Orchestra :: Orchestra (n.) The instruments employed by a full band, collectively; as, an orchestra of forty stringed instruments, with proper complement of wind instruments..
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..
Pair :: Pair (v. t.) To unite in couples; to form a pair of; to bring together, as things which belong together, or which complement, or are adapted to one another..
Complement :: Complement (v. t.) The interval wanting to complete the octave; -- the fourth is the complement of the fifth, the sixth of the third..
Man :: Man (v. t.) To supply with men; to furnish with a sufficient force or complement of men, as for management, service, defense, or the like; to guard; as, to man a ship, boat, or fort..
Complement :: Complement (v. t.) To compliment.
Complement :: Complement (v. t.) That which fills up or completes; the quantity or number required to fill a thing or make it complete.
Antilogarithm :: Antilogarithm (n.) The number corresponding to a logarithm. The word has been sometimes, though rarely, used to denote the complement of a given logarithm; also the logarithmic cosine corresponding to a given logarithmic sine..
Complement :: Complement (v. t.) Something added for ornamentation; an accessory.
Orchestra :: Orchestra (n.) A band composed, for the largest part, of players of the various viol instruments, many of each kind, together with a proper complement of wind instruments of wood and brass; -- as distinguished from a military or street band of players on wind instruments, and from an assemblage of solo players for the rendering of concerted pieces, such as septets, octets, and the like..
Cosine :: Cosine (n.) The sine of the complement of an arc or angle. See Illust. of Functions.
Equity :: Equity (n.) A system of jurisprudence, supplemental to law, properly so called, and complemental of it..
Complement :: Complement (v. t.) Full quantity, number, or amount; a complete set; completeness..
Clutch :: Clutch (n.) The nest complement of eggs of a bird.
Comprehension :: Comprehension (n.) The complement of attributes which make up the notion signified by a general term.
Colatitude :: Colatitude (n.) The complement of the latitude, or the difference between any latitude and ninety degrees..
Complement :: Complement (v. t.) A second quantity added to a given quantity to make it equal to a third given quantity.
Light-handed :: Light-handed (a.) Not having a full complement of men; as, a vessel light-handed..
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