complementation

complementation

(ˌkɒmplɪmɛnˈteɪʃən)

n

1. (Genetics) the act or process of forming a complement

2. (Genetics) genetics the combination of two homologous chromosomes, each with a different recessive mutant gene, in a single cell to produce a normal phenotype. The deficiency of one homologue is supplied by the normal allele of the other

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com•ple•men•ta•tion

(ˌkɒm plə mənˈteɪ ʃən)

n.

1. complement (def. 5).

2. the use of grammatical complements.

[1935–40]

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	complementation - the grammatical relation of a word or phrase to a predicate grammatical relation - a linguistic relation established by grammar
	2.	complementation - (linguistics) a distribution of related speech sounds or forms in such a way that they only appear in different contexts complementary distribution dispersion, distribution - the spatial or geographic property of being scattered about over a range, area, or volume; "worldwide in distribution"; "the distribution of nerve fibers"; "in complementary distribution" linguistics - the scientific study of language

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Translations

комплементация

complementation

[ˌkɒmplɪmɛnˈteɪʃ^ən] (GRAMMAR) n → complémentation f

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