residual

residual
/ri zij"ooh euhl/, adj.
1. pertaining to or constituting a residue or remainder; remaining; leftover.
2. Math.
a. formed by the subtraction of one quantity from another: a residual quantity.
b. (of a set) having complement of first category.
3. of or pertaining to the payment of residuals.
4. Med. remaining in an organ or part following normal discharge or expulsion: residual air.
5. Geol. remaining after the soluble elements have been dissolved: residual soil.
n.
6. a residual quantity; remainder.
7. 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.
8. Math.
a. the deviation of one of a set of observations or numbers from the mean of the set.
b. the deviation between an empirical and a theoretical result.
9. Navig. a slight deviation of an adjusted compass on a certain heading.
10. 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.
[1550-60; < L residu(um) what is left over (n. use of neut. of residuus left over, equiv. to resid(ere) to be left over, lit., remain seated (see RESIDE) + -uus deverbal adj. suffix) + -AL1]
Syn. 1. continuing, lasting, enduring, lingering.

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  • Residual — Re*sid u*al (r? z?d ? al), a. [See {Residue}.] Pertaining to a residue; remaining after a part is taken. [1913 Webster] {Residual air} (Physiol.), that portion of air contained in the lungs which can not be expelled even by the most violent… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • residual — adj. Perteneciente o relativo al residuo. ☛ V. agua residual …   Diccionario de la lengua española

  • residual — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ remaining after the greater part or quantity has gone or been subtracted. ► NOUN 1) a residual quantity. 2) a royalty paid to a performer or writer for a repeat of a play, television show, or advertisement. 3) the resale value of a… …   English terms dictionary

  • Residual — Re*sid u*al, n. (Math.) (a) The difference of the results obtained by observation, and by computation from a formula. (b) The difference between the mean of several observations and any one of them. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • residual — Relativo a la parte de algo que permanece después de una actividad que elimina la mayor parte de la sustancia. Diccionario Mosby Medicina, Enfermería y Ciencias de la Salud, Ediciones Hancourt, S.A. 1999 …   Diccionario médico

  • residual — adj. 2 g. Referente a resíduo …   Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa

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