Sekirov Dictionary

complementary

UK /ˌkɒmplɪˈmɛnt(ə)ɹi/US /ˌkɑmplɪˈmɛnt(ə)ɹi/

adjective3

  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.)

noun3

  1. A complementary colour.
  2. An angle which adds with another to equal ninety degrees.
  3. (no longer used) One skilled in compliments.
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