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1. Something added to complete or embellish or make perfect
   "a fine wine is a perfect complement to the dinner"
   - accompaniment
    
2. A word or phrase used to complete a grammatical construction
    
3. A complete number or quantity
   "a full complement"
    
4. Number needed to make up a whole force
   "a full complement of workers"
   - full complement
    
5. One of a series of enzymes in the blood serum that are part of the immune response
    
6. Either of two parts that mutually complete each other
    
7. (immunology) one of several blood proteins that work with antibodies during an immune response
    
8. (geometry) the angle you need to add to a given angle to make a right angle
    
9. (logic) the opposite of a statement

1. Make complete or perfect; supply what is wanting or form the complement to
   "I need some pepper to complement the sweet touch in the soup"

Sounds like: compliment

Derived forms: complemented, complementing, complements

See also: complementary

Type of: adjunct, balance, construction, count, counterpart, enzyme, equilibrate, equilibrise [Brit], equilibrize, expression, grammatical construction, hands, manpower, men, opposite number, vis-à-vis, work force, workforce

Part of: immune reaction, immune response, immunologic response

Encyclopedia: Complement