COMPLEMENTAL

complemental, complementary, completing

(adjective) acting as or providing a complement (something that completes the whole)

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Adjective

complemental (not comparable)

Of the nature of a complement; completing.

Complementary.

(obsolete) Additional; supplemental, accessory; ancillary.

(obsolete) Of the nature of a ceremony that is not essential but accessory; ceremonial; ceremonious; formal.

(obsolete) Of persons: accomplished; talented; experienced.

(obsolete) Complimentary.

Source: Wiktionary

Com`ple*men"tal, a.

1. Supplying, or tending to supply, a deficiency; fully completing. "Complemental ceremony." Prynne.

2. Complimentary; courteous. [Obs.] Shak. 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 (Zoöl.), peculiar small males living parasitically on the ordinary hermaphrodite individuals of certain barnacles.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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