ALL meanings of complementation
com·ple·men·ta·tion
C c - uncountable noun complementation In linguistics, a complementation pattern of a verb, noun, or adjective is the patterns that typically follow it. 3
- noun complementation the act or process of forming a complement 3
- noun complementation 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 3
- noun complementation The action of complementing something. 1
- noun complementation complementary distribution. 1
- noun complementation Genetics. the occurrence of a wild-type phenotype when two closely related, interacting mutant genes are expressed in the same cell. 1
- noun complementation Grammar. complement (def 6). the use of grammatical complements. 1
- noun complementation cooperation in lowering tariffs to permit the movement of components among different countries when it is more profitable for each country to produce parts of a product than the whole. 1
- noun complementation (mathematics) The replacement of a set by its complement. 0
- noun complementation (genetics) The interaction between two genetic units such that an organism can function normally if either one is defective. 0
- noun complementation (grammar) The relationship of a phrase to its predicate. 0