Meaning of complementary

Complementary

Rare

adj

•

as a

;

a whole with

.

•

In Genetics:

Of the

of the

in

and

.

•

In Physics:

to

of

in

quantum mechanics

that are

to

, such as

and

, or energy and time. (

Heisenberg uncertainty principle

.)

noun

•

A

complementary colour

.

•

One

in

.

•

An

which

with another to

90

.

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Rhymes

uncomplimentary

Lineage

complementary

English

-ary

English

complement

English

complementum

Latin

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