complementary
A complementary colourA complementary colour.
» Television and newspapers play complementary roles.
Fernsehen und Zeitungen ergänzen sich gegenseitig.
Телевидение и газеты играют взаимодополняющие роли.
Meaning
3 sensesA complementary colour.
Komplementär, Ergänzung
An angle which adds with another to equal ninety degrees.
(obsolete)One skilled in compliments.
- either one of two chromatic colors that when mixed together give white (in the case of lights) or grey (in the case of pigments)
Examples
10 sentencesTelevision and newspapers play complementary roles.
ruТелевидение и газеты играют взаимодополняющие роли.
deFernsehen und Zeitungen ergänzen sich gegenseitig.
Are complementary therapies safe during pregnancy?
It is likely that these two consonants are in complementary distribution.
deDiese beiden Konsonanten befinden sich wahrscheinlich in komplementärer Distribution.
The Yin and the Yang are complementary rather than opposite forces.
Їнь та Ян - взаємодоповнюючі, а не протидійні сили.
ruИнь и Ян - скорее дополняющие друг друга, чем противоположные силы.
deYing und Yang sind eher einander ergänzende als entgegengesetzte Kräfte.
Complementary colors contrast the most with each other.
deKomplementärfarben stehen zueinander in Kontrast.
Translations
2 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
From complement + -ary. Piecewise doublet of complimentary.From complement + -ary. Piecewise doublet of complimentary.
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Forms
plural: complementaries| Singular | complementary |
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Synonyms
1 synonyms- either one of two chromatic colors that when mixed together give white (in the case of lights) or grey (in the case of pigments):complementary color