full complement

fʊl ˈkɒmpləmənt

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Definition of full complement - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

complete setentire number of items or people needed for a purpose

The ship sailed with its full complement of crew.
The orchestra had a full complement of musicians.
We need a full complement of tools for the job.

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Expressions with full

full blast

adv.

playing music or sound very loudly

She played her favorite song at full blast.

full house

all seats in a theater or venue are occupied

The play was a success, evidenced by a full house every night..

full stop

a punctuation mark used to end sentences or mark abbreviations

She placed a full stop at the end of the sentence.

full up

adj.

having no space left for more

The parking lot is full up.

full of holes

adj.

having many holes or gaps

The old sweater was full of holes.

full of life

adj.

vibrant and energetic

The full of life crowd cheered loudly at the concert..

Expressions with complement

staff complement

total number of staff members in an organization

The hospital increased its staff complement to handle more patients.

personnel complement

total number of staff in an organization

The personnel complement of the company is 150 employees.

complement system

group of blood proteins helping the body fight infections

The complement system helps destroy bacteria in the blood.

complement fixation

immune response where antigen-antibody complex inactivates complement

Complement fixation is used in diagnostic tests for infections.

complement fixation reaction

immunological test detecting antibodies by complement binding

The complement fixation reaction confirmed the presence of the virus.

nine's complement

digit-by-digit subtraction method giving nine minus each digit

The nine's complement of 456 is 543.

roller complement

set of rollers in a bearing or machine

The roller complement in the bearing needs replacement.

two's complement

method for representing signed numbers in binary form

Two's complement is used in most computer systems.

complement fixation test

serum procedure using antigen plus complement to identify antibodies or antigen

The doctor ordered a complement fixation test to check for certain infections.

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eight

sports

long racing shell crewed by a full complement of sweep rowers

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French:effectif complet, ...
German:volle Besatzung, ...
Italian:equipaggio completo, ...
Spanish:complemento completo, ...
Portuguese:tripulação completa, ...
Chinese:全员, ...
Japanese:全員揃った, ...
Arabic:مَجْمُوعَة كَامِلَة, ...
Hebrew:מְלוֹא הַמִּנְיָן, ...
Russian:полный состав, ...
Ukrainian:повний склад, ...
Hindi:संपूर्ण दल, ...
Bengali:পূর্ণসংস্থান, ...
Catalan:dotació completa, ...
Czech:plný stav, ...
Danish:fuldt antal, ...
Dutch:volledige bemanning, ...
Greek:πλήρης σύνθεση, ...
Hungarian:teljes létszám, ...
Khmer:ចំនួនគ្រប់គ្រាន់, ...
Korean:완전한 인원, ...
Persian:تعداد کامل, ...
Polish:pełny skład, ...
Portuguese (BR):complemento completo, ...
Romanian:complement complet, ...
Swedish:komplett uppsättning, ...
Thai:จำนวนครบถ้วน, ...
Turkish:tam kadro, ...
Vietnamese:quân số đầy đủ, ...

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