ALL meanings of complement
com·ple·ment
C c - verb complement If one thing complements another, it goes well with the other thing and makes its good qualities more noticeable. 3
- verb complement If people or things complement each other, they are different or do something different, which makes them a good combination. 3
- countable noun complement Something that is a complement to something else complements it. 3
- countable noun complement The complement of things or people that something has is the number of things or people that it normally has, which enable it to function properly. 3
- countable noun complement In grammar, the complement of a link verb is an adjective group or noun group which comes after the verb and describes or identifies the subject. For example, in the sentence 'They felt very tired', 'very tired' is the complement. In 'They were students', 'students' is the complement. 3
- noun complement a person or thing that completes something 3
- noun complement one of two parts that make up a whole or complete each other 3
- noun complement a complete amount, number, etc (often in the phrase full complement) 3
- noun complement the officers and crew needed to man a ship 3
- noun complement a noun phrase that follows a copula or similar verb, as for example an idiot in the sentence He is an idiot 3
- noun complement a clause that serves as the subject or direct object of a verb or the direct object of a preposition, as for example that he would be early in the sentence I hoped that he would be early 3
- noun complement the angle that, when added to a specified angle, produces a right angle 3
- noun complement the class of all things, or of all members of a given universe of discourse, that are not members of a given set 3
- noun complement the inverted form of an interval that, when added to the interval, completes the octave 3
- noun complement a group of proteins in the blood serum that, when activated by antibodies, causes destruction of alien cells, such as bacteria 3
- verb complement to add to, make complete, or form a complement to 3
- noun complement that which completes or brings to perfection 3
- noun complement the amount or number needed to fill or complete 3
- noun complement a complete set; entirety 3
- noun complement something added to complete a whole; either of two parts that complete each other 3
- noun complement a word or group of words that, with the verb, completes the meaning and syntactic structure of the predicate (Ex.: foreman in “make him foreman,” paid in “he expects to get paid”) 3
- noun complement a complex series of proteins in the blood plasma that acts with specific antibodies to destroy corresponding antigens, as bacteria or foreign proteins 3
- noun complement the number of degrees that must be added to a given angle or arc to make it equal 90 degrees 3
- noun complement the subset which must be added to any given subset to yield the original set 3
- noun complement the difference between a given interval and the complete octave 3
- noun complement all of a ship's personnel, including the officers, required to operate a ship 3
- verb transitive complement to make complete; be a complement to 3
- noun Definition of complement in Technology (logic) The other value or values in the set of possible values. See logical complement, bitwise complement, set complement. 1
- noun complement A thing that completes or brings to perfection. 1
- noun complement Complement and compliment, which are pronounced alike and originally shared some meanings, have become separate words with entirely different meanings. As a noun, complement means “something that completes or makes perfect”: The rare old brandy was a perfect complement to the delicious meal. As a verb, complement means “to complete”: A bright scarf complements a dark suit. The noun compliment means “an expression of praise, commendation, or admiration”: The members paid her the compliment of a standing ovation. The verb compliment means “to pay a compliment to”: Everyone complimented him after the recital. 1
- noun complement something that completes or makes perfect: A good wine is a complement to a good meal. 1
- noun complement the quantity or amount that completes anything: We now have a full complement of packers. 1
- noun complement either of two parts or things needed to complete the whole; counterpart. 1
- noun complement full quantity or amount; complete allowance. 1
- noun complement the full number of officers and crew required on a ship. 1
- noun complement Grammar. a word or group of words that completes a grammatical construction in the predicate and that describes or is identified with the subject or object, as small in The house is small or president in They elected her president. Compare object complement, subject complement. any word or group of words used to complete a grammatical construction, especially in the predicate, including adverbials, as on the table in He put it on the table, infinitives, as to go in They are ready to go, and sometimes objects, as ball in He caught the ball. 1
- noun complement Geometry. the quantity by which an angle or an arc falls short of 90° or a quarter of a circle. Compare supplement (def 4). 1
- noun complement Also called absolute complement. Mathematics. the set of all the elements of a universal set not included in a given set. 1
- noun complement Music. the interval that completes an octave when added to a given interval. 1
- noun complement Immunology. a system in vertebrate blood of 12 or more proteins that react in a cascade to a cell displaying immune complexes or foreign surfaces, acting in various combinations to coat the cell and promote phagocytosis, make holes in the cell wall, or enhance the inflammatory response. any of the proteins in the complement system, designated C1, C2, etc. 1
- noun complement complementary color. 1
- verb with object complement to complete; form a complement to: This belt complements the dress better than that one. 1
- verb with object complement Obsolete. to compliment. 1
- verb without object complement Obsolete. to compliment. 1
- transitive verb complement counterbalance, match 1
- noun complement that completes 1
- noun complement full amount 1
- noun complement opposite on color wheel 1
- noun complement part of meal 1
- noun complement grammar 1