Word Type

Noun

Adjective

Adjective

The word "complementary" can be used as noun, adjective and adjective.

Word Relationships

Derived Terms

anticomplementary color complementarily complementariness complementarity complementary DNA complementary allophone complementary angle complementary angles complementary antonym complementary colour complementary distribution complementary function complementary good complementary medicine complementary nondeterministic polynomial complementary region complementary studies enantiocomplementary intercomplementary noncomplementary

Derived From

complement

Context

genetics physics

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

chromatic color chromatic colour spectral color spectral colour

Related Terms

complemental

Related Terms

base complement complemental complementary colour compliment dna heisenberg uncertainty principle pairing quantum mechanics rna whole

Similar Terms

additive additive antonymous antonymous

Synonym Network

complementary color

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