[Elamur Dictionary](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/supplementary/)

[dictionaries](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [English](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/) / [S](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/s/) / supplementary

# supplementary

adjective (supplementary)

«supplementary» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Added to something to make it bigger, better or complete; extra. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/supplementary/#m1)
2. (maths) Supplementary angles are two angles that add up to 180 degrees. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/supplementary/#m2)

### In the lessons

In maths, «supplementary angles» make a straight line (180°); compare «complementary angles», which make a right angle (90°). In school, «supplementary materials» or «supplementary questions» are extra ones. In formal English, a «supplementary question» is an extra question after the first answer. Phrases: «supplementary angles», «supplementary information», «supplementary benefit» (UK, old).

### Examples

- Angles of 120° and 60° are supplementary because they add up to 180°. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/supplementary/#x1)
- If one angle is 110°, its supplementary angle is 70°. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/supplementary/#x2)
- The teacher gave us a supplementary worksheet for practice. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/supplementary/#x3)
- The museum offers supplementary guides for children. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/supplementary/#x4)
- She asked a supplementary question after his answer. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/supplementary/#x5)
- Vitamins can be supplementary to a healthy diet, not a replacement. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/supplementary/#x6)

### Note

Adjective. Noun «supplement» (an extra thing, e.g. a vitamin supplement or a newspaper supplement). Maths trap: Supplementary = 180° (think «S» for «straight»); Complementary = 90° (think «C» for «corner»).

## In Jewish tradition

In maths, «supplementary angles» make a straight line (180°); compare «complementary angles», which make a right angle (90°). In school, «supplementary materials» or «supplementary questions» are extra ones. In formal English, a «supplementary question» is an extra question after the first answer. Phrases: «supplementary angles», «supplementary information», «supplementary benefit» (UK, old).

### Examples

- Kalisch in the supplementary paragraphs gives a different attribution ; both are wrong, as an adept cultured clairvoyant could prove. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/supplementary/#x1)

### Note

Adjective. Noun «supplement» (an extra thing, e.g. a vitamin supplement or a newspaper supplement). Maths trap: Supplementary = 180° (think «S» for «straight»); Complementary = 90° (think «C» for «corner»).

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «supplementary» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/supplementary/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«supplementary» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/supplementary.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «supplementary» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/supplementary/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«supplementary» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/supplementary.html) on Mova free.