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complementary
English
Etymology
complement +? -ary
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?k?mpl???m?nt(?)?i/
- (General American) enPR: k?m'pl?-m?n?t?-r?, -tr?, IPA(key): /?k?mpl???m?nt(?)?i/
- Homophone: complimentary
- Rhymes: -?nt??i, -?nt?i
- Hyphenation: com?ple?men?ta?ry
Adjective
complementary (comparative more complementary, superlative most complementary)
- Acting as a complement; making up a whole with something else.
- Using the terminology we intro-
duced earlier, we might then say that black and white squares are in comple-
mentary distribution on a chess-board. By this we mean two things: firstly,
black squares and white squares occupy different positions on the board: and
secondly, the black and white squares complement each other in the sense that
the black squares together with the white squares comprise the total set of 64
squares found on the board (i.e. there is no square on the board which is not
either black or white).
- Using the terminology we intro-
- (genetics) Of the specific pairings of the bases in DNA and RNA.
- (physics) 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.)
Usage notes
- Complementary and complimentary are frequently confused and misused in place of one another.
Derived terms
Related terms
- complemental
Translations
Noun
complementary (plural complementaries)
- A complementary colour.
- (obsolete) One skilled in compliments.
- An angle which adds with another to equal 90 degrees.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Ben Jonson to this entry?)
Translations
Further reading
- complementary in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- complementary in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
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incompatibility
English
Etymology
incompatible +? -ity
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??nk?m?pæt??b?l?ti/
Noun
incompatibility (countable and uncountable, plural incompatibilities)
- The quality or state of being incompatible; inconsistency; irreconcilability.
Antonyms
- compatibility
Related terms
- irreconcilability
- incombinability
Derived terms
Translations
References
- incompatibility in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- incompatibility in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
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