complemented

[ kom-pluh-men-tid ]

/ ˈkɒm pləˌmɛn tɪd /

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Mathematics. (of a lattice containing a smallest element and a greatest element) having the property that corresponding to each element of the lattice is a second element such that the greatest lower bound of the two elements is the smallest element of the lattice and the least upper bound of the two elements is the greatest element of the lattice.

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Origin of complemented

complement + -ed³

OTHER WORDS FROM complemented

un·com·ple·ment·ed, adjective

Words nearby complemented

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How to use complemented in a sentence

Austen, Eliot, and James sometimes complemented their essential seriousness with humorous minor characters and subplots.
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His piercing azure eyes are complemented by a new addition to his appearance: a septum piercing in his nose.
‘Boyhood’ Star Ellar Coltrane: An Astonishing Debut 12 Years in the Making|Kevin Fallon|July 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The remake craze is now being complemented by these modernized experiences.
Video Games Go Wild for Reboots|Alec Kubas-Meyer|July 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST
They have more than complemented and enhanced his work with their own design.
Alan Cumming’s ‘Macbeth’ and a New Sonnet App Breathe New Life Into Shakespeare|Malcolm Jones|July 13, 2012|DAILY BEAST

The mother of the bride was dressed in a plum-colored Oscar de la Renta, in a shade complemented by the bridesmaids' dresses.
The Knot Is Tied!|Chris Wilson, Jacob Bernstein|July 31, 2010|DAILY BEAST
The sash was complemented by a belt which was a mass of pearls in relief on a ground of gold embroidery.
The Prince of India, Volume I|Lew. Wallace
That Krishna's nature should be complemented by a cowgirl is not so much as even considered.
The Loves of Krishna in Indian Painting and Poetry|W. G. Archer
In thought and sympathy we were one, and in the division of labor we exactly complemented each other.
Eighty Years And More; Reminiscences 1815-1897|Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Thermonuclear weapons, complemented over time by strong conventional forces, threatened societal damage to Russia.
Shock and Awe|Harlan K. Ullman
Their strength, politically speaking, lies in a recognition of expediency, complemented by respect for the established fact.
The Private Papers of Henry Ryecroft|George Gissing