Definition of complement
- 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.