Hyphenation of complements
How to hyphenate complements
complements is a polysyllabic word with 4 syllables. Using the Knuth-Liang algorithm, we calculated the hyphenation for the word you’ve entered. However, this hyphenation has not been verified against authoritative sources and may be approximate. This is because the algorithm relies on pre-defined patterns that may not cover all exceptions, contextual variations, or irregular spellings. We are working to verify hyphenations against trusted sources to ensure greater accuracy. For now, complements is hyphenated as:
- Syllables Count
- 4
- Characters Count
- 11
- Alpha-numeric Characters Count
- 11
- Hyphens Count
- 3
Definitions of complements
- noun A protective substance that exists in the serum or other bodily fluid and is capable of killing microorganisms; complement.
- noun Something (or someone) that completes; the consummation.
- noun The act of completing something, or the fact of being complete; completion, completeness, fulfilment.
- noun The totality, the full amount or number which completes something.
- noun Something which completes one's equipment, dress etc.; an accessory.
- noun The whole working force of a vessel.
- noun Fullness (of the moon).
- noun An angle which, together with a given angle, makes a right angle.
- noun Something which completes, something which combines with something else to make up a complete whole; loosely, something perceived to be a harmonious or desirable partner or addition.
- noun (grammar) A word or group of words that completes a grammatical construction in the predicate and that describes or is identified with the subject or object.
- noun An interval which, together with the given interval, makes an octave.
- noun The color which, when mixed with the given color, gives black (for mixing pigments) or white (for mixing light).
Example: The complement of blue is orange.
- noun Given two sets, the set containing one set's elements that are not members of the other set (whether a relative complement or an absolute complement).
Example: The complement of the odd numbers is the even numbers, relative to the natural numbers.
- noun One of several blood proteins that work with antibodies during an immune response.
- noun An expression related to some other expression such that it is true under the same conditions that make other false, and vice versa.
- noun A voltage level with the opposite logical sense to the given one.
- noun A bit with the opposite value to the given one; the logical complement of a number.
- noun The diminished radix complement of a number; the nines' complement of a decimal number; the ones' complement of a binary number.
Example: The complement of 01100101_2 is 10011010_2.
- noun The radix complement of a number; the two's complement of a binary number.
Example: The complement of 01100101_2 is 10011011_2.
- noun The numeric complement of a number.
Example: The complement of −123 is 123.
- noun A nucleotide sequence in which each base is replaced by the complementary base of the given sequence: adenine (A) by thymine (T) or uracil (U), cytosine (C) by guanine (G), and vice versa.
Example: A DNA molecule is formed from two strands, each of which is the complement of the other.
- noun Old spelling of compliment
- verb To complete, to bring to perfection, to make whole.
Example: We believe your addition will complement the team.
- verb To provide what the partner lacks and lack what the partner provides, thus forming part of a whole.
Example: I believe our talents really complement each other.
- verb To change a voltage, number, color, etc. to its complement.
- verb Old form of compliment
- noun A good whose appeal increases with the popularity of its complement
Words nearby complements
- complementation
- complementative
- complemented
- complementer
- complementers
- complementing
- complementizer
- complementoid
- (complements)
- completable
- complete
- completed
- completedness
- completely
- completement
- completeness
- completenesses
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What is hyphenation
Hyphenation is the process of splitting words into syllables and inserting hyphens between them to facilitate the reading of a text. It is also used to divide words when the word cannot fit on a line.
This technique is particularly helpful in fully justified texts, where it aids in creating a uniform edge along both sides of a paragraph. Hyphenation rules vary among languages and even among different publications within the same language. It's a critical component in typesetting, significantly influencing the aesthetics and readability of printed and digital media. For instance, in compound adjectives like 'long-term solution', hyphens clarify relationships between words, preventing misinterpretation. Moreover, hyphenation can alter meanings: 'recreation' differs from 're-creation'.
With the advent of digital text, hyphenation algorithms have become more sophisticated, though still imperfect, sometimes requiring manual adjustment to ensure accuracy and coherence in text layout. Understanding and correctly applying hyphenation rules is therefore not only a matter of linguistic accuracy but also a key aspect of effective visual communication.