Word: complementary
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: com
ple
men
ta
ry
Definition: Pertaining to pairs of properties in quantum mechanics that are inversely related to each other, such as speed and position, or energy and time. (See also Heisenberg uncertainty principle.)
Morphemes:
Affix: complement
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A bit with the opposite value to the given one; the logical complement of a number.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: con-
Language: la
Decoded: con-
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Used in compounds to indicate the completeness, perfecting of any act, and thus gives intensity to the signification of the simple word
Affix: pleō
Language: la
Decoded: pleo
PoS: Verb
Meaning: Combining form used to form prefixed verbs with the approximate meaning "to fill".
Affix: -mentum
Language: la
Decoded: -mentum
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: instrument, medium, or result of; e.g. monumentum
Affix: -ary
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: of or pertaining to; adjective suffix appended to various words, often nouns, to make an adjective form. Often added to words of Latin origin, but used with other words also.