English noun: complementarity | |||
| 1. | complementarity a relation between two opposite states or principles that together exhaust the possibilities | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | ungradable opposition | ||
| 2. | complementarity the interrelation of reciprocity whereby one thing supplements or depends on the other | ||
| Samples | The complementarity of the sexes. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | reciprocality, reciprocity | ||