noun
- something added to complete a thing, supply a deficiency, or reinforce or extend a whole.
- a part added to a book, document, etc., to supply additional or later information, correct errors, or the like.
- a part, usually of special character, issued as an additional feature of a newspaper or other periodical.
- Geometry. the quantity by which an angle or an arc falls short of 180° or a semicircle.
verb (used with object)
- to complete, add to, or extend by a supplement.
- to form a supplement or addition to.
- to supply (a deficiency).
noun (ˈsʌplɪmənt)
- an addition designed to complete, make up for a deficiency, etc
- a section appended to a publication to supply further information, correct errors, etc
- a magazine or section inserted into a newspaper or periodical, such as one with colour photographs issued every week
- geometry
- either of a pair of angles whose sum is 180°
- an arc of a circle that when added to another arc forms a semicircleAbbreviation: sup, supp
verb (ˈsʌplɪˌmɛnt)
- (tr) to provide a supplement to, esp in order to remedy a deficiency
n.late 14c., from Latin supplementum “something added to supply a deficiency,” from supplere (see supply (v.)). v.1829, from supplement (n.). Related: Supplemented; supplementing.