transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌkäm-plə-ˈmen-t(ə-)rē ]
adjective
Date: 1829
1. : relating to or constituting one of a pair of contrasting colors that produce a neutral color when combined in suitable proportions
2. : serving to fill out or complete
3. : mutually supplying each other's lack
4. : being complements of each other
complementary acute angles
5. : characterized by the capacity for precise pairing of purine and pyrimidine bases between strands of DNA and sometimes RNA such that the structure of one strand determines the other
• com·ple·men·ta·ri·ly -ˈmen-t(ə-)rə-lē, -(ˌ)men-ˈter-ə-lē, -ˈta-rə- adverb
• com·ple·men·ta·ri·ness -ˈmen-t(ə-)rē-nəs noun
• complementary noun