residual
- pertaining to or constituting a residue or remainder; remaining; leftover.
- Mathematics.
- formed by the subtraction of one quantity from another: a residual quantity.
- (of a set) having complement of first category.
- of or relating to the payment of residuals.
- Medicine/Medical. remaining in an organ or part following normal discharge or expulsion: residual air.
- Geology. remaining after the soluble elements have been dissolved: residual soil.
- a residual quantity; remainder.
- Often residuals. something that remains to discomfort or disable a person following an illness, injury, operation, or the like; disability: His residuals are a weak heart and light-headedness.
- Mathematics.
- the deviation of one of a set of observations or numbers from the mean of the set.
- the deviation between an empirical and a theoretical result.
- Navigation. a slight deviation of an adjusted compass on a certain heading.
- Usually residuals. additional pay given to a performer for reruns, repeated use of a film, radio or TV commercial, or the like, in which the performer appears.
Origin of residual
Synonyms for residual
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continuing, enduring, lingering, net, balance, surplus, extra, remaining, unused, unconsumedExamples from the Web for residual
Contemporary Examples of residual
There is a lot of residual concern that Lizard Squad was able to get even this far.
Was it wise for the US to leave Iraq without even a residual force in place?
I thought I could feel something, but it was hard to tell if it was residual tingling from the massage or magic on the path.
Advancements in armor and medical care have saved their lives but left them struggling with these residual injuries.
But here was a mother who “knew,” but had residual misgivings, and problems and frailties of her own.
Historical Examples of residual
I'm currently checking stuff that looks like residual organic, and am not too happy about it.
CompetitionJames Causey
Similarly the residual cellulose shows a deficiency of 5-9 p.ct.
Researches on CelluloseC. F. Cross
The residual gases in a vacuum tube are dense by comparison.
The Outline of Science, Vol. 1 (of 4)J. Arthur Thomson
It is quite exquisite, the hunt after and the unearthing of the residual cause.
Spare HoursJohn Brown
Residual mantles of impure clay and sand are commonly formed.
The Economic Aspect of GeologyC. K. Leith
residual
- of, relating to, or designating a residue or remainder; remaining; left over
- (of deposits, soils, etc) formed by the weathering of pre-existing rocks and the removal of disintegrated material
- of or relating to the payment of residuals
- something left over as a residue; remainder
- statistics
- the difference between the mean of a set of observations and one particular observation
- the difference between the numerical value of one particular observation and the theoretical result
- (often plural) payment made to an actor, actress, musician, etc, for subsequent use of film in which the person appears
Word Origin and History for residual
residual
(rĭ-zĭj′ōō-əl)- Of, relating to, or characteristic of a residue.
- Remaining as a residue.