English English Dictionary
Result for Complement
Complement
(v. t.)
That which fills up or completes; the quantity or number required to fill a thing or make it complete.
Complement
(v. t.)
That which is required to supply a deficiency, or to complete a symmetrical whole.
Complement
(v. t.)
Full quantity, number, or amount; a complete set; completeness.
Complement
(v. t.)
A second quantity added to a given quantity to make it equal to a third given quantity.
Complement
(v. t.)
Something added for ornamentation; an accessory.
Complement
(v. t.)
The whole working force of a vessel.
Complement
(v. t.)
The interval wanting to complete the octave; -- the fourth is the complement of the fifth, the sixth of the third.
Complement
(v. t.)
A compliment.
Complement
(v. t.)
To supply a lack; to supplement.
Complement
(v. t.)
To compliment.