Supplement \Sup"ple*ment\, n. [F. suppl['e]ment, L.
supplementum, fr. supplere to fill up. See Supply, v. t.]
1. That which supplies a deficiency, or meets a want; a
store; a supply. [Obs.] --Chapman.
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2. That which fills up, completes, or makes an addition to,
something already organized, arranged, or set apart;
specifically, a part added to, or issued as a continuation
of, a book or paper, to make good its deficiencies or
correct its errors.
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3. (Trig.) The number of degrees which, if added to a
specified arc, make it 180[deg]; the quantity by which an
arc or an angle falls short of 180 degrees, or an arc
falls short of a semicircle.
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Syn: Appendix.
Usage: Appendix, Supplement. An appendix is that which is
appended to something, but is not essential to its
completeness; a supplement is that which supplements,
or serves to complete or make perfect, that to which
it is added.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Supplement \Sup"ple*ment\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Supplemented;
p. pr. & vb. n. Supplementing.]
To fill up or supply by addition; to add something to.
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Causes of one kind must be supplemented by bringing to
bear upon them a causation of another kind. --I.
Taylor.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
supplement
n 1: textual matter that is added onto a publication; usually at
the end [syn: addendum, postscript]
2: a quantity added (e.g. to make up for a deficiency) [syn: supplementation]
3: a supplementary component that improves capability [syn: accessory,
appurtenance, add-on]
v 1: add as a supplement to what seems insufficient; "supplement
your diet"
2: serve as a supplement to; "Vitamins supplemented his meager
diet"
3: add to the very end; "He appended a glossary to his novel
where he used an invented language" [syn: append, add
on, affix]
WordNet (r) 2.0
102 Moby Thesaurus words for "supplement":
PS, Parthian shot, accession, accessory, accident, accidental,
accompaniment, add to, addenda, addendum, additament, addition,
additive, additory, additum, adjunct, adjuvant, afterthought,
annex, annexation, appanage, appendage, appendant, appendix,
appurtenance, appurtenant, attachment, augment, augmentation,
auxiliary, back matter, chorus, coda, codicil, collateral,
colophon, complement, conclusion, concomitant, consequence,
contingency, contingent, continuance, continuation, corollary,
double take, dying words, envoi, epilogue, extend, extension,
extra, extrapolation, fixture, follow-through, follow-up, fortify,
happenstance, incidental, increase, increment, inessential, insert,
last words, mere chance, nonessential, not-self, offshoot, other,
parting shot, pendant, peroration, postface, postfix, postlude,
postscript, recruit, refrain, reinforce, reinforcement, rider,
second thought, secondary, sequel, sequela, sequelae, sequelant,
sequent, sequitur, side effect, side issue, strengthen, subscript,
subsidiary, suffix, superaddition, supplementation, swan song, tag,
tailpiece, undergirding, unessential
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
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