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supplementary (iou)



supplementary adjective & noun. M17.
[formed as SUPPLEMENT verb + -ARY1.]
A. adjective. Of the nature of, forming, or serving as a supplement; additional, auxiliary. (Foll. by to.) M17.
supplementary angle Math. either of two angles whose sum is 180. supplementary arc Math. either of two arcs which together form a semicircle and connect the end-points of two supplemental chords. supplementary benefit Hist. a system allowing people on low incomes to claim State benefit, according to their circumstances (now replaced by income support). supplementary examination: allowing failed students a second attempt to pass. supplementary lens Photography a simple lens which can be attached to a camera lens to enable it to focus more closely.
M. Wesley There were so many travellers..that..there was a supplementary boat.
b. noun. A supplementary person or thing; spec. (in parliamentary question time) a question supplementary to those tabled in advance. E19.
supplementarily adverb as a supplement M19.
supplemen'tarity noun (rare) the condition or quality of being supplementary L20.