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COMPLEMENTARY

(noun, adj.sat, adj.)

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There are 6 meanings of the word Complementary.

Complementary - as a noun

Either one of two chromatic colors that when mixed together give white (in the case of lights) or grey (in the case of pigments)

Example: "Yellow and blue are complementaries"

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
complementary color

Complementary - as an adjective satellite

Of words or propositions so related that each is the negation of the other

Example: "`male' and `female' are complementary terms"

Acting as or providing a complement (something that completes the whole)

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
complemental20completing17

Complementary - as an adjective

Acting as a complement; making up a whole with something else.

Of the specific pairings of the bases in dna and rna.

Pertaining to pairs of properties in quantum mechanics that are inversely related to each other, such as speed and position, or energy and time. (see also heisenberg uncertainty principle.)

Word Game Points

Is COMPLEMENTARY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, complementary is valid for both Scrabble US and EU
US/CA Valid UK/EU Valid

COMPLEMENTARY has a SCRABBLE points total of 24.

Is COMPLEMENTARY a valid Words With Friends word?
Yes, complementary is valid for Words With Friends
Valid Word
COMPLEMENTARY has a WORDS WITH FRIENDS points total of 29.

Is COMPLEMENTARY a valid WordFeud word?
Yes, complementary is valid for WordFeud
Valid Word
COMPLEMENTARY has a WORDFEUD points total of 26.

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