different between prolongation vs supplement

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French prolongation, from Late Latin pr?long?ti?, from pr?long?tus, perfect passive participle of Latin pr?long?, from pr? + longus.

Noun

prolongation (countable and uncountable, plural prolongations)

1. The act of prolonging.
2. That which has been prolonged; an extension.

Synonyms

• (act of prolonging: extending in space): stretching
• (act of prolonging: extending the duration of): continuance, prolongment, prorogation, protraction
• (act of prolonging: putting off to a distant time): deferral, procrastination; see also Thesaurus:deferment

Translations

References

• prolongation in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• prolongation in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

French

Etymology

From Old French prolongation, borrowed from Late Latin pr?long?ti?, pr?long?ti?nem, from pr?long?tus, perfect passive participle of Latin pr?long?, from pr? + longus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /p??.l??.?a.sj??/

Noun

prolongation f (plural prolongations)

1. extension
2. (sports) overtime, extra time

Related terms

• prolonger

Further reading

• “prolongation” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Old French

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin pr?long?ti?, pr?long?ti?nem, from pr?long?tus, perfect passive participle of Latin pr?long?, from pr? + longus.

Noun

prolongation f (oblique plural prolongations, nominative singular prolongation, nominative plural prolongations)

1. prolongation

English

Etymology

From Latin supplementum (“that which is added to supply a shortage”), from supplere (“to provide something”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?s?pl?m?nt/

Noun

supplement (plural supplements)

1. Something added, especially to make up for a deficiency.
2. An extension to a document or publication that adds information, corrects errors or brings up to date.
3. An additional section of a newspaper devoted to a specific subject.

   • "Mid-Lent, and the Enemy grins," remarked Selwyn as he started for church with Nina and the children. Austin, knee-deep in a dozen Sunday supplements, refused to stir; poor little Eileen was now convalescent from grippe, but still unsteady on her legs; her maid had taken the grippe, and now moaned all day: "Mon dieu! Mon dieu! Che fais mourir!"

4. (geometry) An angle that, when added to a given angle, makes 180°; a supplementary angle.
5. (nutrition, bodybuilding) A vitamin, herbal extract or chemical compound ingested to meet dietary deficiencies or enhance muscular development.
6. A surcharge, additional cost, especially for food in a restaurant.

   There is a £2 supplement if you choose the steak.

Synonyms

• (something added): addition; See also Thesaurus:adjunct

Related terms

• supplementary
• suppletion
• suppletory

Translations

Verb

supplement (third-person singular simple present supplements, present participle supplementing, simple past and past participle supplemented)

1. To provide or make a supplement to something.

Synonyms

• eke out

Translations

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French supplément, from Latin suppl?mentum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?s?.pl??m?nt/
• Hyphenation: sup?ple?ment
• Rhymes: -?nt

Noun

supplement n (plural supplementen, diminutive supplementje n)

1. A supplement, addition.

   Synonym: aanvulling

2. A surcharge, additional cost.

   Synonym: toeslag

3. (geometry) An supplementary angle, which, when added to a given angle, makes 180°.

   Synonym: supplementshoek

Derived terms

• ereloonsupplement
• supplementair
• supplementshoek
• voedingssupplement

Related terms

• suppletie
• suppletoir

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From French supplément

Noun

supplement n (definite singular supplementet, indefinite plural supplement or supplementer, definite plural supplementa or supplementene)

1. a supplement

Derived terms

• supplementsbind

References

• “supplement” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “supplement” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From French supplément

Noun

supplement n (definite singular supplementet, indefinite plural supplement, definite plural supplementa)

1. a supplement

Derived terms

• supplementsbind

References

• “supplement” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.