complemental

[ kom-pluh-men-tl ]

/ ˌkɒm pləˈmɛn tl /

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adjective

complementary; completing.

Obsolete.

accomplished.
ceremonious.
complimentary.

Origin of complemental

First recorded in 1595–1605; complement + -al¹

OTHER WORDS FROM complemental

com·ple·men·tal·ly, adverbun·com·ple·men·tal, adjectiveun·com·ple·men·tal·ly, adverb

Words nearby complemental

compleat, complect, complected, complection, complement, complemental, complemental air, complementarity, complementarity principle, complementary, complementary air

Example sentences from the Web for complemental

It is as true as his thought of God; yet like that it needs its complemental truth.
Christianity and Modern Thought|Various
The quantity taken in with the deepest possible inspiration (complemental air) is about 100 cubic inches.
Voice Production in Singing and Speaking|Wesley Mills
Since these dwarf males pair, not with females, but with hermaphrodites, Darwin termed them “complemental” males.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 7|Various
Complemental Male of Scalpellum vulgare, attached over the fold in the occludent margin of the scutum of the hermaphrodite.
A Monograph on the Sub-class Cirripedia (Volume 1 of 2)|Charles Darwin

Neoteinic: applied to complemental females in Termites because, though reproductive, they retain some juvenile characters.
Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology|John. B. Smith