Question

what is the short english word that means complement

Answer 1

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Answer 2

com·ple·ment



noun

noun: complement; plural noun: complements

/ˈkämpləmənt/



1.


a thing that completes or brings to perfection.
"the libretto proved a perfect complement to the music"


synonyms: accompaniment, companion, addition, supplement, accessory, trimming More
"the perfect complement to the food"





2.


a number or quantity of something required to make a group complete.
"at the moment we have a full complement of staff"


synonyms: amount, total, contingent, capacity, allowance, quota More
"a full complement of lifeboats"




•the number of people required to crew a ship.
"almost half the ship's complement of 322 were wounded"




•Geometry
the amount in degrees by which a given angle is less than 90°.



•Mathematics
the members of a set that are not members of a given subset.




3.



Grammar
one or more words, phrases, or clauses governed by a verb (or by a nominalization or a predicative adjective) that complete the meaning of the predicate.


•(in systemic grammar) an adjective or noun that has the same reference as either the subject (as mad in he is mad ) or the object (as mad in he drove her mad ).





4.



Physiology
a group of proteins present in blood plasma and tissue fluid that combine with an antigen–antibody complex to bring about the lysis of foreign cells.


verb

verb: complement; 3rd person present: complements; past tense: complemented; past participle: complemented; gerund or present participle: complementing

/-ˌment,-mənt/



1.


add to (something) in a way that enhances or improves it; make perfect.
"a classic blazer complements a look that's stylish or casual"


synonyms: accompany, go with, round off, set off, suit, harmonize with; More
enhance, complete

"this sauce complements the dessert"




•add to or make complete.
"the proposals complement the incentives already available"




Origin



late Middle English (in the sense ‘completion’): from Latin complementum, from complere ‘fill up’ (see complete). Compare with compliment.

Answer 3

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