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explement

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[ek-spluh-muhnt] / ˈɛk splə mənt /

noun

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


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Etymology

Origin of explement

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

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