Word Meaning

complement definition and meaning

v. t. That which fills up or completes; the quantity or number required to fill a thing or make it complete.
v. t. That which is required to supply a deficiency, or to complete a symmetrical whole.
v. t. Full quantity, number, or amount; a complete set; completeness.
v. t. A second quantity added to a given quantity to make it equal to a third given quantity.
v. t. Something added for ornamentation; an accessory.
v. t. The whole working force of a vessel.
v. t. The interval wanting to complete the octave; -- the fourth is the complement of the fifth, the sixth of the third.
v. t. A compliment.
v. t. To supply a lack; to supplement.
v. t. To compliment.

Crossword clues for complement

- finish touch
- Whole number