Translate complementary | into French | into German | into Italian | into Spanish Definition of complementary
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 Biochemistry (of gene sequences, nucleotides, etc.) related by the rules of base pairing: a pair of complementary oligonucleotides were synthesized
2 [attributive] relating to complementary medicine:complementary therapies such as aromatherapy
