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residual

re·sid·u·al
R r

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [ri-zij-oo-uh l]
    • /rɪˈzɪdʒ u əl/
    • /rɪˈzɪd.ju.əl/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ri-zij-oo-uh l]
    • /rɪˈzɪdʒ u əl/

Definitions of residual word

  • adjective residual pertaining to or constituting a residue or remainder; remaining; leftover. 1
  • adjective residual Mathematics. formed by the subtraction of one quantity from another: a residual quantity. (of a set) having complement of first category. 1
  • adjective residual of or relating to the payment of residuals. 1
  • adjective residual Medicine/Medical. remaining in an organ or part following normal discharge or expulsion: residual air. 1
  • adjective residual Geology. remaining after the soluble elements have been dissolved: residual soil. 1
  • noun residual a residual quantity; remainder. 1
See all 27 definitions of residual

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Origin of residual

First appearance:

before 1550
One of the 31% oldest English words
1550-60; < Latin residu(um) what is left over (noun use of neuter of residuus left over, equivalent to resid(ēre) to be left over, literally, remain seated (see reside) + -uus deverbal adj. suffix) + -al1

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Parts of speech for Residual

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Residual

residual popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for residual

noun residual

  • aftereffect — The aftereffects of an event, experience, or substance are the conditions which result from it.
  • aftermath — The aftermath of an important event, especially a harmful one, is the situation that results from it.
  • consequences — a game in which each player writes down a part of a story, folds over the paper, and passes it on to another player who continues the story. After several stages, the resulting (nonsensical) stories are read out
  • contrecoup — an injury, esp to the brain, that occurs at the opposite side of the body from that which was struck
  • entailment — The act of entailing, the state of being entailed, or something that is entailed.

adj residual

  • left — of, relating to, or located on or near the side of a person or thing that is turned toward the west when the subject is facing north (opposed to right).

adjective residual

  • balance — If you balance something somewhere, or if it balances there, it remains steady and does not fall.
  • leftover — Usually, leftovers. food remaining uneaten at the end of a meal, especially when saved for later use.
All 9 Synonyms of residual

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Related words

  • residue

    something that remains after a part is removed, disposed of, or used; remainder; rest; remnant.

  • residuum

    the residue, remainder, or rest of something.

  • afterburning

    a process in which additional fuel is ignited in the exhaust gases of a jet engine to produce additional thrust

  • common stock

    Common stock refers to the shares in a company that are owned by people who have a right to vote at the company's meetings and to receive part of the company's profits after the holders of preferred stock have been paid.

  • getter

    a person or thing that gets.

  • gettering

    the removal of residual gas from a partial vacuum by use of a getter.
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