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complementation

com·ple·men·ta·tion
C c

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [kom-pluh-muh n-tey-shuh n]
    • /ˌkɒm plə mənˈteɪ ʃən/
    • /kˌɒmplɪməntˈeɪʃən/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kom-pluh-muh n-tey-shuh n]
    • /ˌkɒm plə mənˈteɪ ʃən/

Definitions of complementation word

  • uncountable noun complementation In linguistics, a complementation pattern of a verb, noun, or adjective is the patterns that typically follow it. 3
  • noun complementation the act or process of forming a complement 3
  • noun complementation the combination of two homologous chromosomes, each with a different recessive mutant gene, in a single cell to produce a normal phenotype. The deficiency of one homologue is supplied by the normal allele of the other 3
  • noun complementation complementary distribution. 1
  • noun complementation Genetics. the occurrence of a wild-type phenotype when two closely related, interacting mutant genes are expressed in the same cell. 1
  • noun complementation Grammar. complement (def 6). the use of grammatical complements. 1
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Origin of complementation

First appearance:

before 1935
One of the 8% newest English words
First recorded in 1935-40; complement + -ation

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Parts of speech for Complementation

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Complementation

complementation popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 53% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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Synonyms for complementation

noun complementation

Just one Synonym for complementation

Top questions with complementation

  • what is genetic complementation?
  • what is complementation?
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  • how to do a complementation test?
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Related words

  • complementary distribution

    a relation such that the members of a pair or set of phones, morphs, or other linguistic units have no environment in common, as aspirated “p” and unaspirated “p” in English, the first occurring only in positions where the second does not.
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