supplemental

supplemental

English

Etymology

supplement +‎ -al

Adjective

supplemental (comparative more supplemental, superlative most supplemental)

1. Acting to supplement.
   • 1992, Rudolf M[athias] Schuster, The Hepaticae and Anthocerotae of North America: East of the Hundredth Meridian, volume V, New York, N.Y.: Columbia University Press, →ISBN, page viii:

     The supplementary bibliography (in Vol. VI) attests to the comprehensiveness of the effort.

2. Appending.
3. Lacking a regular schedule (as in a supplemental airline).

Derived terms

• supplementally

Translations

Acting to supplement

Finnish: lisä- (fi), täydennys-, täydentävä (fi)

Russian: дополнительный (ru) m (dopolnitelʹnyj)

Appending

Lacking a regular schedule

Russian: дополнительный (ru) m (dopolnitelʹnyj)

Noun

supplemental (plural supplementals)

1. Something that supplements or adds to.
2. A requisition or article of legislation that provides additional funding for a program.

Translations

Something that supplements or adds to

Finnish: lisä (fi), täydennys (fi)

A requisition or article of legislation