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complementary2 entries found for complementary.To select an entry, click on it. Main Entry: com·ple·men·ta·ry Pronunciation: "käm-pl&-'men-t(&-)rE Function: adjective 1 : relating to or constituting one of a pair of contrasting colors that produce a neutral color when combined in suitable proportions 2 : serving to fill out or complete 3 : mutually supplying each other's lack 4 : being complements of each other <complementary acute angles> 5 : characterized by the capacity for precise pairing of purine and pyrimidine bases between strands of DNA and sometimes RNA such that the structure of one strand determines the other - com·ple·men·ta·ri·ly - com·ple·men·ta·ri·ness - complementary noun
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