supplemental

Sup·ple·men·ta·ry , a.

[Cf. F. supplémentaire.]
Added to supply what is wanted; additional; being, or serving as, a supplement; as, a supplemental law; a supplementary sheet or volume.

Supplemental air (Physiol.), the air which in addition to the residual air remains in the lungs after ordinary expiration, but which, unlike the residual air, can be expelled; reserve air. -- Supplemental bill (Equity), a bill filed in aid of an original bill to supply some deffect in the latter, or to set forth new facts which can not be done by amendment. Burrill. Daniel. -- Supplementary chords (Math.), in an ellipse or hyperbola, any two chords drawn through the extremities of a diameter, and intersecting on the curve.

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adjective

1. Forming or serving as a complement: complemental, complementary. See agree/disagree, part/whole.
2. Used or held in reserve: auxiliary, backup, emergency, reserve, secondary, standby, supplementary. See increase/decrease.

Something added to cure a deficiency or otherwise complete a document or act. Compare amendment.

supplemental act ". . . That which supplies a deficiency, adds to or completes, or extends that which is already in existence without changing or nullifying the original; [an act] designed to improve an existing statute by adding something thereto without changing the original text." 100 N.E. 2d 304, 308.

supplemental affidavit a subsequent affidavit in addition to the original one. Generally used to explain or correct the original affidavit, but may also be used to set up a new and different defense.

supplemental answer an answer in addition to the original answer which corrects, enhances, or explains the original one.

supplemental bill in equity, a bill in addition to the original bill, that brings into controversy some matter that occurred after the original bill was filed, or that corrects a defect in the original bill. 152 So. 459, 461.

supplemental claim a filed claim seeking additional relief after the filing of the original claim.

supplemental pleading [complaint] see pleading [supplemental pleading].

supplemental proceeding a proceeding in an action against a judgment debtor to discover property of the debtor subject to execution and apply such property to the satisfaction of the judgment. 1 P. 2d 924, 925. Such a proceeding is separate from the original action and is generally governed by the rules of the court. See, e.g., Fed. R. Civ. Proc. 69(a).

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The adjective has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: functioning in a subsidiary or supporting capacity
  Synonyms: auxiliary, subsidiary, supplementary

Meaning #2: added to complete or make up a deficiency
  Synonyms: supplementary, additional

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - supplerende, ekstra
n. - supplement

Nederlands (Dutch)
aanvullend

Français (French)
adj. - supplémentaire, additionnel, supplémentaire (un vol), d'appoint
n. - chose supplémentaire/d'appoint

Deutsch (German)
adj. - ergänzend
n. - Ergänzendes

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj., -
n. - συμπληρωματικός

Italiano (Italian)
supplementare, complementare

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - suplementar
n. - suplementar (m)

Русский (Russian)
дополнительный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - suplemental, supletorio
n. - algo suplementario

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - tillagd, supplement, supplementär, extra, kompletterande, fyllnads-, tilläggs-

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
补足的, 追加的, 补充

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 補足的, 追加的
n. - 補充

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 추가의, (항공편의) 예정에 없던 항공편이 추가 된
n. - 추보 , 추가된 것

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 補遺的な, 補足的な

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) اضافي , تكميلي‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮נוסף, משלים‬
n. - ‮דבר משלים או נוסף‬

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