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complement verb

  /ˈkɑmpləmənt/ , /ˈkɒmpləmənt/
  • To provide what the partner lacks and lack what the partner provides, thus forming part of a whole.
 αλληλοσυμπληρώνω
  • To complete, to bring to perfection, to make whole.
 συμπληρώνω

complement noun

  /ˈkɑmpləmənt/ , /ˈkɒmpləmənt/
  • (set theory) Given two sets, the set containing one set's elements that are not members of the other set (whether a relative complement or an absolute complement). [from 20th c.]
 συμπλήρωμα, σχετικό συμπλήρωμα
  • Something which completes, something which combines with something else to make up a complete whole; loosely, something perceived to be a harmonious or desirable partner or addition. [from 19th c.]
  • (music) An interval which, together with the given interval, makes an octave. [from 19th c.]
 συμπλήρωμα
  • (astronomy, geometry) An angle which, together with a given angle, makes a right angle. [from 18th c.]
 συμπληρωματική γωνία
  • (optics) The color which, when mixed with the given color, gives black (for mixing pigments) or white (for mixing light). [from 19th c.]
 συμπληρωματικό χρώμα
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