explement

[ ek-spluh-muhnt ]

noun

, Mathematics.

1. the quantity by which an angle or an arc falls short of 360° or a circle.

Other Words From

• ex·ple·men·tal [ek-spl, uh, -, men, -tl], ex·ple·men·ta·ry [ek-spl, uh, -, men, -t, uh, -ree, -tree], adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of explement¹

1585–95; < Latin explēmentum that which fills up, equivalent to explē ( re ) to fill ( ex- ex- ¹ + plēre to fill) + -mentum -ment