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supplementary

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You have concepts like "lower thirds" for supplementary text and images, or 20% safe areas around the edges of the screen.

Examples6
Definitions2
Parts of speech1

Quick take

functioning in a supporting capacity; "the main library and its auxiliary branches"

Meaning at a glance

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adjective

functioning in a supporting capacity; "the main library and its auxiliary branches"

adjective

added to complete or make up a deficiency; "produced supplementary volumes"

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for supplementary.

adjective

added to complete or make up a deficiency; "produced supplementary volumes"

See also: supplemental

Example sentences

1

You have concepts like "lower thirds" for supplementary text and images, or 20% safe areas around the edges of the screen.

2

I try to teach genuine mathematics to elementary school pupils in supplementary classes during the weekends.

3

The parentheses are a subtle way of telling a user that it's not critical information, but rather a supplementary datum which can be safely ignored by default.

4

Section 6 of the supplementary material, which explores the idea of building more complex circuits and the scaling issues therewith, is unfortunately missing right now. I notified the authors and I'm sure that will be fixed soon.

5

Instead, I worked every non-trivial problem in the book including the more advanced supplementary problems in the back where she never made any assignments.

6

There is a huge difference between low-quality video/audio recording of a prof mumbling for an hour and post-processed, perfected snippets of videos presented in a coherent fashion, and most importantly with supplementary materials that encourage people to actually apply their knowledge and get feedback.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use supplementary in a sentence?

You have concepts like "lower thirds" for supplementary text and images, or 20% safe areas around the edges of the screen.

What does supplementary mean?

functioning in a supporting capacity; "the main library and its auxiliary branches"

What part of speech is supplementary?

supplementary is commonly used as adjective.