Complemental

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Complemental \Com`ple*men"tal\, a.
     1. Supplying, or tending to supply, a deficiency; fully
        completing. "Complemental ceremony." --Prynne.
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     2. Complimentary; courteous. [Obs.] --Shak.


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     {Complemental air} (Physiol.), the air (averaging 100 cubic
        inches) which can be drawn into the lungs in addition to
        the tidal air, by the deepest possible inspiration.
  
     {Complemental males} (Zool.), peculiar small males living
        parasitically on the ordinary hermaphrodite individuals of
        certain barnacles.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  complemental
       adj : acting as or providing a complement (something that
             completes the whole) [syn: {complementary}, {completing}]