Supplementary

Supplementary
Supplemental Sup`ple*men"tal, Supplementary Sup`ple*men"ta*ry, a. [Cf. F. suppl['e]mentaire.] Added to supply what is wanted; additional; being, or serving as, a supplement; as, a supplemental law; a supplementary sheet or volume. [1913 Webster]

{Supplemental 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. [1913 Webster]


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  • supplementary — sup‧ple‧men‧ta‧ry [ˌsʌplˈmentri◂] adjective provided in addition to what is already there: • If a purchaser wishes to obtain supplementary information, they should contact one of our representatives. • For most retired people, even those with… …   Financial and business terms

  • supplementary — sup·ple·men·ta·ry /ˌsə plə men tə rē, trē/ adj: added or serving as a supplement Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. supplementary …   Law dictionary

  • supplementary — [sup΄lə men′tər ē] adj. supplying what is lacking; additional n. pl. supplementaries a supplementary person or thing …   English World dictionary

  • supplementary — 1660s, from SUPPLEMENT (Cf. supplement) + ARY (Cf. ary) …   Etymology dictionary

  • supplementary — [adj] additional accompanying, added, ancillary, appended, augmenting, auxiliary, extra, increased, more; concept 771 …   New thesaurus

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  • Supplementary — The term supplementary can refer to a number of things:* Supplementary angles * Supplementary Benefit a former benefit, payable in the United Kingdom * Supplementary questions asked during Prime Minister s Questions …   Wikipedia

  • supplementary — [[t]sʌ̱plɪme̱ntri, AM teri[/t]] ADJ: usu ADJ n Supplementary things are added to something in order to improve it. ...the question of whether or not we need to take supplementary vitamins... Provide them with additional background or with… …   English dictionary

  • supplementary — adjective Date: 1667 1. added or serving as a supplement ; additional < supplementary reading > 2. being or relating to a supplement or a supplementary angle …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • supplementary — adj. supplementary to * * * supplementary to …   Combinatory dictionary

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