Noun: complementarity ,kóm-pli-men'ter-u-tee [N. Amer], ,kóm-pli-men'ta-ri-tee [Brit]
- A relation between two opposite states or principles that together exhaust the possibilities
"The complementarity of yin and yang in Chinese philosophy"
- The interrelation of reciprocity whereby one thing supplements or depends on the other
"the complementarity of the sexes"
Derived forms: complementarities
Type of: reciprocality, reciprocity, ungradable opposition
Encyclopedia: Complementarity