n. | 1. | That which supplies a deficiency, or meets a want; a store; a supply. |
2. | That which fills up, completes, or makes an addition to, something already organized, arranged, or set apart; specifically, a part added to, or issued as a continuation of, a book or paper, to make good its deficiencies or correct its errors. | |
3. | (Trig.) The number of degrees which, if added to a specified arc, make it 180°; the quantity by which an arc or an angle falls short of 180 degrees, or an arc falls short of a semicircle. | |
v. t. | 1. | To fill up or supply by addition; to add something to. |
Noun | 1. | supplement - textual matter that is added onto a publication; usually at the end Synonyms: addendum, postscript |
2. | supplement - a quantity added (e.g. to make up for a deficiency) Synonyms: supplementation | |
3. | supplement - a supplementary component that improves capability | |
Verb | 1. | supplement - add as a supplement to what seems insufficient; "supplement your diet" |
2. | supplement - serve as a supplement to; "Vitamins supplemented his meager diet" | |
3. | supplement - add to the very end; "He appended a glossary to his novel where he used an invented language" |