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- Dictionaryresidual/rɪˈzɪdʒʊəl/
adjective
- 1. remaining after the greater part or quantity has gone: "the withdrawal of residual occupying forces" Similar
noun
- 1. a quantity remaining after other things have been subtracted or allowed for: "the Keynesian component is clearly a residual which is arrived at by subtracting the natural and classical components from overall unemployment"
- 2. a royalty paid to a performer, writer, etc. for a repeat of a play, television show, etc.: "she has been awarded more than $4.5 million in residuals and profits from the highly successful television show"
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The meaning of RESIDUAL is remainder, residuum. How to use residual in a sentence.
RESIDUAL definition: 1. remaining after most of something has gone: 2. a payment made to an actor, singer, writer, etc…. Learn more.
Residual definition: pertaining to or constituting a residue or remainder; remaining; leftover. . See examples of RESIDUAL used in a sentence.
RESIDUAL meaning: 1. remaining after most of something has gone: 2. a payment made to an actor, singer, writer, etc…. Learn more.
Residual is used to describe what remains of something when most of it has gone.
Definition of residual adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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.
Residual describes what remains after most of something is gone. It’s an almost formal word for what’s leftover. If you’ve gotten over your breakup but you still have the urge to kick your ex, then you have some residual bitterness.
Meaning of residual – Learner’s Dictionary. residual. adjective. uk / rɪˈzɪdjuəl / us. Add to word list. remaining: residual value. (Definition of residual from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of residual. in Chinese (Traditional) 剩餘的, 殘留的, 殘餘的… See more. in Chinese (Simplified) 剩余的, 残留的, 残余的… See more.
Of, relating to, or characteristic of a residue. American Heritage. Of, or having the nature of, a residue or residuum; left over after part or most is taken away; remaining. Webster's New World.
