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Uncommoncomplementary
The correct spelling is complementary.
How to pronounce complementary
noun
IPA: /ˌkɒmplɪ̈ˈmɛnt(ə)ɹi/
Say it like: Com-ple-men-tar-ee
The correct spelling is complementary. A complementary colour.
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Meanings
noun
- 1.A complementary colour.
- 2.One skilled in compliments.
- 3.An angle which adds with another to equal 90 degrees.
adjective
- 1.Acting as a complement; making up a whole with something else.
- 2.Of the specific pairings of the bases in DNA and RNA.
- 3.Pertaining to pairs of properties in quantum mechanics that are inversely related to each other, such as speed and position, or energy and time. (See also Heisenberg uncertainty principle.)
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