Definition of complement

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

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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..
Naked :: Naked (a.) Not having the full complement of tones; -- said of a chord of only two tones, which requires a third tone to be sounded with them to make the combination pleasing to the ear; as, a naked fourth or fifth..
Coversed Sine :: Coversed sine () The versed sine of the complement of an arc or angle. See Illust. of Functions.
Complement :: Complement (v. t.) Full quantity, number, or amount; a complete set; completeness..
Comprehension :: Comprehension (n.) The complement of attributes which make up the notion signified by a general term.
Complement :: Complement (v. t.) To supply a lack; to supplement.
Set :: Set (n.) A number of things of the same kind, ordinarily used or classed together; a collection of articles which naturally complement each other, and usually go together; an assortment; a suit; as, a set of chairs, of china, of surgical or mathematical instruments, of books, etc..
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..
Cotangent :: Cotangent (n.) The tangent of the complement of an arc or angle. See Illust. of Functions.
Complementary :: Complementary (a.) Serving to fill out or to complete; as, complementary numbers..
Complement :: Complement (v. t.) The whole working force of a vessel.
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..
Complemental :: Complemental (a.) Supplying, or tending to supply, a deficiency; fully completing..
Complementary :: Complementary (n.) One skilled in compliments.
Cap :: Cap (v. t.) To match; to mate in contest; to furnish a complement to; as, to cap text; to cap proverbs..
Cosecant :: Cosecant (n.) The secant of the complement of an arc or angle. See Illust. of Functions.
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..
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.
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..
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