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re·sid·u·al
(rĭ-zĭj′o͞o-əl)adj.
1. Of, relating to, or characteristic of a residue.
2. Remaining as a residue.
n.
1. The quantity left over at the end of a process; a remainder.
2. often residuals A payment made to a performer, writer, or director for each repeat showing of a recorded television show or commercial.
re·sid′u·al·ly adv.
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residual
(rɪˈzɪdjʊəl)adj
1. of, relating to, or designating a residue or remainder; remaining; left over
2. (Geological Science) (of deposits, soils, etc) formed by the weathering of pre-existing rocks and the removal of disintegrated material
3. (Film) of or relating to the payment of residuals
n
4. something left over as a residue; remainder
5. (Statistics) statistics
a. the difference between the mean of a set of observations and one particular observation
b. the difference between the numerical value of one particular observation and the theoretical result
6. (Film) (often plural) payment made to an actor, actress, musician, etc, for subsequent use of film in which the person appears
reˈsidually adv
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re•sid•u•al
(rɪˈzɪdʒ u əl)adj.
1. pertaining to or constituting a remainder; remaining; leftover.
2. of or pertaining to the payment of residuals.
3. Geol. remaining after the soluble elements have been dissolved: residual soil.
n. 4. a residual quantity; remainder.
5. Often, residuals. something that remains to discomfort or disable a person following an illness, injury, operation, or the like; disability.
6. Usu., residuals. a fee paid, as to an actor or composer, for repeated broadcasts of a film, program, commercial, etc., after its original presentation or period of use.
[1550–60; < Latin residu(um) what is left over + -uus deverbal adj. suffix) + -al1]
re•sid′u•al•ly, adv.
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| Noun | 1. | residual - something left after other parts have been taken away; "there was no remainder"; "he threw away the rest"; "he took what he wanted and I got the balance" component part, part, portion, component, constituent - something determined in relation to something that includes it; "he wanted to feel a part of something bigger than himself"; "I read a portion of the manuscript"; "the smaller component is hard to reach"; "the animal constituent of plankton" |
| 2. | residual - (often plural) a payment that is made to a performer or writer or director of a television show or commercial that is paid for every repeat showing; "he could retire on his residuals" plural, plural form - the form of a word that is used to denote more than one payment - a sum of money paid or a claim discharged | |
| Adj. | 1. | residual - relating to or indicating a remainder; "residual quantity" |
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residual
adjective remaining, net, unused, leftover, vestigial, nett, unconsumed residual radiation from nuclear weapons
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Translations
مُتَبَقٍّ
zbylý
megmaradó
afgangs-
zostávajúci
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residual
[rɪˈzɪdjʊəl] adj [radiation, heat] → résiduel(le)
[income, profits, problems] → résiduel(le)
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residual
adj → restlich; (Chem) → rückständig; residual soil (Geol) → Alluvialboden m; (by erosion) → Verwitterungsboden m; residual risk → Restrisiko nt; residual income (Brit) → Nettoeinkommen nt; residual current device (Elec) → Unterbrecher m, → Trennschalter m
n residuals (= royalties) → Wiederholungsgage f
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residual
[rɪˈzɪdjʊəl] adj → residuo/aCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
residue
(ˈrezidjuː) noun what remains or is left over.
residual (rəˈzidjuəl) , ((American) -dʒu-) adjectiveKernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
re·sid·u·al
a. residual, restante, remanente;
___ function → función ___;
___ urine → orina ___.
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residual
adj residualEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.