Meaning of complementary in English:
complementary
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adjective
1Combining in such a way as to enhance or emphasize the qualities of each other or another.
‘they had different but complementary skills’- ‘the second TV network was complementary to the BBC’
- ‘As this passage suggests, the argument he is about to undertake is different from, and complementary to, the previous argument concerning the non-contractual aspects of contract.’
- ‘Section five deals with various points of view of the religions and how they are supplementary and complementary to each other.’
- ‘While discovery and choice compete as the basis of identity, knowledge and choice are essentially complementary to each other.’
- ‘All three modalities are complementary to each other and can be used alone or in combination.’
- ‘The two industries are complementary to each other and therefore are not in any direct competition.’
- ‘We focus on the mainstream retail clients, so the two businesses are complementary to each other.’
- ‘This type of situation would appear to present two problems which are complementary to each other.’
- ‘These two approaches are likely to be complementary to each other.’
- ‘Its economies are complementary to each other, leaving ample room for exchanges and representing common interests either bilaterally or on an international level to further a free system of trade.’
- ‘In so doing, general practitioners have shown that the intellectual framework within which they operate is different from, complementary to, but no less demanding than that of specialists.’
- ‘It is true that he was responsible for the technical side of this project, but creatively, and on a production level, both felt they were very complementary to each other.’
- ‘The technologies are complementary to each other, so there is no automatic choice.’
- ‘Its champions, however, see it, not just as complementary to the earlier emphasis on whole organisms but as a new gospel which ought to replace it.’
- ‘The arm sequences flanking either side of the probe are complementary to each other but are unrelated to the target sequence.’
- ‘The top exponents of this system are experts in grappling and knowledge of this skill would be very complementary to any martial art.’
- ‘However, they work by mechanisms that are completely different and yet complementary to the use of salvia.’
- ‘More recently, however, the two programmes are adopting approaches that are becoming more complementary to each other with enormous scope for learning from each other's experience.’
- ‘But what if we imagined an entirely different developmental model (or at least one complementary to that of traditional scholarship)?’
- ‘Instead of serving dishes in courses, a Thai meal is served all at once, permitting dinners to enjoy complementary combinations of different tastes.’
- ‘We are hoping that whoever comes forward will provide the town with a building which is complementary to the style of the remainder of the Pier Hill redevelopment.’
harmonizing, harmonious, complementing, supportive, supporting, reciprocal, interdependent, interrelated, compatible, corresponding, matching, twinView synonyms- 1.1Biochemistry (of gene sequences, nucleotides, etc.) related by the rules of base pairing.‘a pair of complementary oligonucleotides were synthesized’
- ‘By using complementary sequences of DNA molecules that were attached to different nanocrystals, small groupings of gold nanocrystals could be formed.’
- ‘The bottom strand of the substrate is the complementary sequence of the top strand.’
- ‘Specific genes are then identified and quantified by hybridization to a labelled DNA probe of a complementary sequence.’
- ‘We report unbinding force measurements between complementary strands of DNA as a function of temperature.’
- ‘There is no clear correlation between transitions in consecutive positions or on complementary strands of the DNA at the same positions, and both cases have been observed.’
- ‘The DNA samples were denatured after irradiation, a primer was annealed to one of the strands, and a complementary strand was constructed using a polymerase enzyme.’
2attributive Relating to complementary medicine.
‘complementary therapies such as aromatherapy’- ‘The most popular complementary therapies among participants were Diet, Herbalism, Homeopathy and Aromatherapy.’
- ‘Neil is a senior lecturer at two leading complementary therapy colleges and has two busy homeopathic practices.’
- ‘For this reason, many people turn to complementary therapies such as homeopathy, acupuncture and herbal remedies.’
- ‘She is based in Worcestershire and travels internationally sharing her knowledge from her nine years experience of complementary therapies in both private practice and the NHS.’
- ‘This major set of experiences were key to me exploring various complementary therapies and to my awakening to the spiritual or ‘energy’ nature of all things.’
- ‘He has been interested in self-development and complementary therapies since 1995.’
- ‘Melissa has been studying and exploring a wide range of complementary therapies over the past seven years.’
- ‘Most of the complementary therapies at our disposal have been around for millennia.’
- ‘It offers a range of complementary therapies such as aromatherapy massage, acupuncture, arts and crafts, drama and music.’
- ‘Other forms of complementary therapy include acupuncture and chiropractic care.’
- ‘Prior to the study, volunteers completed medical history questionnaires and reported experiences of other complementary therapy.’
- ‘These facts have led many patients to seek symptom relief through the use of alternative and/or complementary therapies.’
- ‘The aim was to assess the effectiveness of any type of complementary therapy for peripheral arterial disease.’
- ‘What else can we say about modern medicine and complementary therapies?’
- ‘Lynn sees reflexology as a complementary treatment, as opposed to alternative.’
- ‘Reasoning is not the only area in which many commentators on complementary and alternative medicine discard their usual rigour: this is also evident, less excusably, over basic facts.’
- ‘Experts in three complementary and alternative medicine disciplines, acupuncture, massage therapy, and chiropractic, will also speak.’
- ‘The book tidily covers an introduction to many complementary and alternative medical therapies in a highly readable format.’
- ‘As complementary medicine grows the public may become more careful of its claims.’
- ‘The proposal that complementary health practitioners be certified has been referred to state governments.’
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