complemental
[ kom-pluh-men-tl ]
adjective
complementary; completing.
Obsolete.
Origin of complemental
1First recorded in 1595–1605; complement + -al1
Other words from complemental
- com·ple·men·tal·ly, adverb
- un·com·ple·men·tal, adjective
- un·com·ple·men·tal·ly, adverb
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How to use complemental in a sentence
The quantity taken in with the deepest possible inspiration (complemental air) is about 100 cubic inches.
Voice Production in Singing and Speaking | Wesley MillsHence I have called these males complemental Males, to show that they do not pair with a female, but with a bisexual individual.
A Monograph on the Sub-class Cirripedia (Volume 2 of 2) | Charles DarwinPerhaps they were really mated, their pettinesses and selfishnesses peculiarly complemental.
We Can't Have Everything | Rupert Hughescomplemental Male of Scalpellum vulgare, attached over the fold in the occludent margin of the scutum of the hermaphrodite.
A Monograph on the Sub-class Cirripedia (Volume 1 of 2) | Charles Darwincomplemental Male of Scalpellum villosum, greatly magnified.
A Monograph on the Sub-class Cirripedia (Volume 1 of 2) | Charles Darwin
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