English Dictionary
◊ COMPLEMENT
complement
n 1: a word or phrase used to complete a grammatical construction
2: a complete number or quantity: "a full complement"
3: number needed to make up whole force: "a full complement of
workers" [syn: {full complement}]
4: something added to complete or make perfect: "a fine wine is
a perfect complement to the dinner"
5: one of a series of enzymes in the blood serum that are part
of the immune response
6: either of two parts that mutually complete each other
v : make complementary to; "I need some pepper to complement the
sweet touch in the soup"
English Computing Dictionary
◊ COMPLEMENT
complement
The other value or values in the set of possible
values.
See {logical complement}, {bitwise complement}, {set
complement}.
(1995-01-24)