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Verb
/ˈkämpləmənt/,
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complements, plural;
  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
  2. Add to or make complete
    • - the proposals complement the incentives already available
Noun
  1. A thing that completes or brings to perfection
    • - the libretto proved a perfect complement to the music
  2. A number or quantity of something required to make a group complete
    • - at the moment we have a full complement of staff
  3. The number of people required to crew a ship
    • - almost half the ship's complement of 322 were wounded
  4. The amount in degrees by which a given angle is less than 90°

  5. The members of a set that are not members of a given subset

  6. 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

  7. (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)

  8. 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

  1. (complement) make complete or perfect; supply what is wanting or form the complement to; "I need some pepper to complement the sweet touch in the soup"
  2. (complement) a word or phrase used to complete a grammatical construction
  3. (complement) something added to complete or embellish or make perfect; "a fine wine is a perfect complement to the dinner"; "wild rice was served as an accompaniment to the main dish"
  4. (complement) one of a series of enzymes in the blood serum that are part of the immune response
  5. (complement) either of two parts that mutually complete each other
  6. (Complement (boolean algebra)) Boolean algebra (or Boolean logic) is a logical calculus of truth values, developed by George Boole in the 1840s. ...
  7. (Complement (economics)) . A complementary good, in contrast to a substitute good, is a good with a negative cross elasticity of demand. This means a good's demand is increased when the price of another good is decreased. ...
  8. (Complement (genetics)) In genetics, complementation refers to a relationship between two different strains of an organism which both have homozygous recessive mutations that produce the same phenotype (for example, a change in wing structure in flies). ...
  9. (Complement (graph theory)) In graph theory, the complement or inverse of a graph G is a graph H on the same vertices such that two vertices of H are adjacent if and only if they are not adjacent in G. ...
  10. (Complement (group theory)) In mathematics, especially in the area of algebra known as group theory, a complement of a subgroup H in a group G is a subgroup K of G such that G = HK = { hk : h ∈ H and k ∈ K } and H ∩ K = {e}, that is, if every element of G has a unique expression as a product hk ...
  11. (Complement (sets)) In set theory, a complement of a set A refers to things not in (that is, things outside of), A. The relative complement of A with respect to a set B, is the set of elements in B but not in A. ...
  12. (Complement) One good is a complement for another if an increase in demand for one (or a fall in its price) causes an increase in the demand for the other. Opposite of substitute.
  13. (Complement) a good that is consumed with another good
  14. (COMPLEMENT) A group of proteins in normal blood serum and plasma that, in combination with antibodies, causes the destruction of antigens (particularly bacteria and foreign blood corpuscles).
  15. The complement system is part of the innate immune system. It consists of serum proteins that, when activated, can promote inflammatory responses and participate in cell lysis, phagocytosis, and opsonization.
  16. (Complement) A series of serum proteins involved in the mediation of immune reactions. The complement cascade is triggered classically by the interaction of antibody with specific antigen.
  17. (complement) n.  ~ thing that goes well or suitably with sth else, or makes it complete
  18. (COMPLEMENT) Usually, an element in the predicate that identifies or describes the subject. A single-word complement is either a predicate noun or a predicate adjective.
  19. (Complement) 976 passengers, 422 officers and crew.
  20. (Complement) A group of serum proteins that destroy sensitized cells or bacteria.
  21. (Complement) A word or phrase or clause which completes the thought of a sentence or clause. That is, (in English) a complement follows after the verb, and can be either [1] the noun or substantive which receives the action of an action verb, or [2] the noun, substantive or adjective on the ...
  22. (Complement) An antibacterial protein found in milk that inhibits bacterial growth.
  23. (Complement) In logic, an operation in which a logic 1 becomes a logic 0, and vice versa. In binary numbers, the complement of 101100 = 010011.
  24. (Complement) Large body of blood proteins (over 20), initiated in the liver, and involved in nearly all aspects of immunity and non-specific resistance.
  25. (Complement) Refers to proteins which are very important in cellular function and immunity. They are involved in the inflammatory process. Specifically, reductions of C3 and C4 complements are often associated with active systemic lupus erythematosus. ...