ETYM French addition, Latin additio, from addere to add.
1. A component that is added to something to improve it; SYN. improver.
2. A quantity that is added; SYN. increase, gain.
3. A suburban area laid out in streets and lots for a future residential area.
4. The act of adding one thing to another.
In arithmetic, the operation of combining two numbers to form a sum; thus, 7 + 4 = 11. It is one of the four basic operations of arithmetic (the others are subtraction, multiplication, and division).
ETYM Latin appendix, -dicis, from appendere. Related to Append.
1. A vestigial process that extends from the lower end of the cecum and that resembles a small pouch; SYN. vermiform appendix, vermiform process, cecal appendage.
2. Supplementary material that is collected and appended at the back of a book.
3. Addition, generally to book; vermiform organ in intestines.
ETYM Latin complementun: cf. French complément. Related to Complete, Compliment.
1. Either of two parts that mutually complete each other.
2. Something added to complete or make perfect.
3. A word or phrase used to complete a grammatical construction.
4. A complete number or quantity.
5. Number needed to make up whole force; SYN. full complement.
6. One of a series of enzymes in the blood serum that are part of the immune response.
7. Full number or amount; addition that makes up full number; one of two equal things that complete each other; Grammar, addition to complete a predicate.
(Homonym: compliment).
ETYM Latin completio a filling, a fulfillment.
1. A concluding action; SYN. culmination, closing, windup, mop up.
2. A successful forward pass in football; SYN. pass completion.
3. The act of becoming or making complete.
ETYM French supplément, Latin supplementum, from supplere to fill up. Related to Supply.
A quantity added; e.g. to make up for a deficiency.
The act of supplementing; SYN. subjunction, subjoining.