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Supplementary
{
Supˊple-men′tal
,Supˊple-men′ta-ry
, }Adj.
[Cf. F.
supplémentaire
.] Added to supply what is wanted; additional; being, or serving as, a supplement;
as, a
. supplemental
law; a supplementary
sheet or volumeSupplemental air
(Physiol.)
, the air which in addition to the residual air remains in the lungs after ordinary expiration, but which, unlike the residual air, can be expelled; reserve air.
– Supplemental bill
(Equity)
, a bill filed in aid of an original bill to supply some deffect in the latter, or to set forth new facts which can not be done by amendment.
Burrill.
Daniel.
– Supplementary chords
(Math.)
, in an ellipse or hyperbola, any two chords drawn through the extremities of a diameter, and intersecting on the curve.
Definition 2025
supplementary
supplementary
English
Adjective
supplementary (comparative more supplementary, superlative most supplementary)
- Additional; added to supply what is wanted.
Related terms
Translations
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Noun
supplementary (plural supplementaries)
- Something additional; an extra.
References
- “supplementary” in An American Dictionary of the English Language, by Noah Webster, 1828.