complementary

Noun · Adjective
Synonyms: complementary colorcomplementalcompleting

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

  1. either one of two chromatic colors that when mixed together give white (in the case of lights) or grey (in the case of pigments)“yellow and blue are complementaries”Synonyms: complementary color

Adjective (2)

  1. of words or propositions so related that each is the negation of the other“`male' and `female' are complementary terms”
  2. acting as or providing a complement (something that completes the whole)Synonyms: complementalcompleting
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Complementary \Com`ple*men"ta*ry\, a. Serving to fill out or to complete; as, complementary numbers. [1913 Webster]

Complementary colors. See under Color.

Complementary angles (Math.), two angles whose sum is 90[deg]. [1913 Webster]

Complementary \Com`ple*men"ta*ry\, n. [See Complimentary.] One skilled in compliments. [Obs.] --B. Jonson. [1913 Webster]
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