complementarity
complementarity · complementarities
взаимозаменяемость
The state or characteristic of being complementaryThe state or characteristic of being complementary.
/ˌkɒmpləmɛnˈtæɹɪti/
Meaning
3 senses(countable, uncountable)The state or characteristic of being complementary.
взаимозаменя́емостьvzaimozamenjájemostʹ
(countable, uncountable)A semantic relationship between two words wherein negative use of one entails the affirmative of the other with no gradability; the relation of binary antonyms.
(countable, uncountable)The idea that physical phenomena may have (mutually contradictory) properties that cannot be observed simultaneously (e.g. wave-particle duality).
More definitions
- the interrelation of reciprocity whereby one thing supplements or depends on the other
- a relation between two opposite states or principles that together exhaust the possibilities
Translations
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By meaning 1
state of being complementary:
Forms
plural: complementarities| Singular | complementarity |
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regular
Word family
2 related wordsRelatedcomplementary
Derivednoncomplementarity
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable