complementary : Idioms & Phrases
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Complementary angles
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noun two angles whose sum is a right angle
WordNet
(Math.) , two angles whose sum is 90°.
Webster 1913
complementary color
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noun either one of two chromatic colors that when mixed together give white (in the case of lights) or grey (in the case of pigments)
complementary color; complementary.
- yellow and blue are complementaries
WordNet
Complementary colors
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noun either one of two chromatic colors that when mixed together give white (in the case of lights) or grey (in the case of pigments)
complementary color; complementary.
- yellow and blue are complementaries
WordNet
- . See under
Color .
Webster 1913
complementary distribution
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noun (linguistics) a distribution of related speech sounds or forms in such a way that they only appear in different contexts
complementation.
WordNet
complementary dna
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noun single-stranded DNA that is complementary to messenger RNA or DNA that has been synthesized from messenger RNA by reverse transcriptase
cDNA.
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complementary medicine
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noun the practice of medicine that combines traditional medicine with alternative medicine