Complementary angles

Complementary angles
Complementary Com`ple*men"ta*ry, a. Serving to fill out or to complete; as, complementary numbers. [1913 Webster]

{Complementary colors}. See under {Color}.

{Complementary angles} (Math.), two angles whose sum is 90[deg]. [1913 Webster]


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  • Complementary angles — A pair of complementary angles, because their measures add up to 90 degrees In geometry, complementary angles are angles whose measures sum to 90°. If the two complementary angles are adjacent (i.e. have a common vertex and share just one side)… …   Wikipedia

  • complementary angles — noun two angles whose sum is a right angle • Hypernyms: ↑angle * * * noun plural : two angles whose sum is a right angle * * * complementary angles UK US noun [plural] maths two angles that together form a right angle …   Useful english dictionary

  • complementary angles — noun A pair of angles that sum to a right angle …   Wiktionary

  • complementary angles — n. angles whose sum equals to 90 degrees …   English contemporary dictionary

  • complementary angles — UK / US noun [plural] maths two angles that together form a right angle …   English dictionary

  • Complementary — Com ple*men ta*ry, a. Serving to fill out or to complete; as, complementary numbers. [1913 Webster] {Complementary colors}. See under {Color}. {Complementary angles} (Math.), two angles whose sum is 90[deg]. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Complementary colors — Complementary Com ple*men ta*ry, a. Serving to fill out or to complete; as, complementary numbers. [1913 Webster] {Complementary colors}. See under {Color}. {Complementary angles} (Math.), two angles whose sum is 90[deg]. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • complementary angle — ► NOUN ▪ either of two angles whose sum is 90° …   English terms dictionary

  • complementary angle — n. either of two angles that together form a 90° angle …   English World dictionary

  • complementary angle — Math. either of two angles that added together produce an angle of 90°. Cf. supplementary angle. * * * ˌcomplementary ˈangle [complementary angle] noun (geometry) either of two angles which together make 90° …   Useful english dictionary

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