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complementary

UK
/ˌkɒmplɪˈmɛn.tər.i/
US
/ˌkɑːmplɪˈmɛn.t̬ɚ.i/

Translations

complementaryadjective
more complementary
Comp.
most complementary
Super.
UK
/ˌkɒmplɪˈmɛn.tər.i/
US
/ˌkɑːmplɪˈmɛn.t̬ɚ.i/
The complementary colors on the artist's palette created a vibrant painting.
Дополнительные цвета на палитре художника создали яркую картину.
Their complementary skills made them a successful team.
Их взаимодополняющие навыки сделали их успешной командой.
Additional translations
комплементарный
Synonyms
compatible
congruent
harmonious
matching
corresponding
additional
supplementary
Antonyms
contradictory
conflicting
opposing
complementarynoun
complementaries
pl
UK
/ˌkɒm.plɪˈmen.tər.i/
US
/ˌkɑːm.pləˈmen.t̬ɚ.i/
Used chiefly in color theory.

Definitions

complementaryadjective
Serving to complete or enhance something else.
The complementary colors on the artist's palette made the painting more vibrant.
Relating to or constituting one of a pair of contrasting or balancing elements.
The two businesses have complementary strengths that make their partnership successful.
Genetics: Of nucleic acid bases or strands, capable of forming pairs with each other by hydrogen bonding.
The complementary strand of DNA ensures accurate replication.
Mathematics: (of two angles) having measures that add up to ninety degrees.
In a right triangle, the two acute angles are complementary.
complementarynoun
A color that, when combined with another, yields white, black, or a neutral gray; a complementary color.
Orange is the complementary of blue on the color wheel.
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