Category:Supplement

Sup"ple*ment, n. Etym: [f. supplément, l. supplementum, fr. supplere To fill up. See supply, v. t.]

1. That which supplies a deficiency, or meets a want; a store; a Supply. [obs.] Chapman.

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.)

Defn: 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.

Syn. -- appendix. -- appendix, supplement. An appendix is that which is appended to Something, but is not essential to its completeness; a supplement is That which supplements, or serves to complete or make perfect, that To which it is added.

Supplement Sup"ple*ment, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Supplemented; p. pr. & vb. n. Supplementing.]

Defn: to fill up or supply by addition; to add something to. Causes of one kind must be supplemented by bringing to bear upon them A causation of another kind. I. Taylor.