complemental C2+ Topic:Energy & Industry US /ˌkɑmpləˈmɛntəl/ UK /ˌkɒmplɪˈmɛntəl/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj serving to complete or supply what is lacking; complementary The two studies offered complemental views of the disease. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · serving to complete or... complementarycompletingsupplementarysupplemental Word family Derived forms complementally Related forms complementcomplementarycomplete Etymology AI details From complement + -al. Complement derives from Latin complementum ('that which fills up'), from complere ('to fill up'), from com- (intensive) + plere ('to fill'). complementum Latin plere Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Energy & Industry Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # complemental **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˌkɑmpləˈmɛntəl/ **IPA (UK):** /ˌkɒmplɪˈmɛntəl/ ## Meanings 1. serving to complete or supply what is lacking; complementary ## Examples - The two studies offered complemental views of the disease. ## Synonyms - complementary - completing - supplementary - supplemental ## Derived Forms - complementally ## Related Forms - complement - complementary - complete ## Roots and Affixes - Root: complementum - Root: plere ## Etymology From complement + -al. Complement derives from Latin complementum ('that which fills up'), from complere ('to fill up'), from com- (intensive) + plere ('to fill'). ## AI Etymology Complemental is from complement + -al. Complement derives from Latin complementum ('that which fills up'), from complere ('to fill up'), from com- (intensive) + plere ('to fill'). Important recorded forms include complementum (Latin) and plere (Latin). Morphologically, the word is a built form whose named elements carry part of the historical sense. The current sense covers serving to complete or supply what is lacking; complementary. The wider family includes derived forms such as complementally and related words such as complement, complementary, and complete. ## Topics - Energy & Industry - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown