residual

English

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Etymology

Recorded since 1570. From residue, itself from Old French residu (Modern résidu), from Latin residuum (“a remainder”), the neutral inflection of residuus (“remaining, left over”), perfect participle of resideō (“I remain behind”) (from re- (“back, again”) + sedeō (“I sit, I reside”).

Adjective

residual (not comparable)

1. Of, relating to, or remaining as a residue; left over.

Synonyms

• residuary

Translations

concerning a residue

• Dutch: overgebleven (nl), residuair (nl)
• Finnish: jäännös- (fi), jälki- (fi)

• Russian: остаточный (ru) (ostatočnyj)

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• French: résiduaire (fr)

Noun

residual (plural residuals)

1. A remainder left over at the end of some process.
2. (in the plural) Payments made to performers, writers and directors when a recorded broadcast is repeated.

Translations

a remainder left over at the end of some process

• Dutch: overblijfsel (nl) n, residu (nl) n, restant (nl) n, restproduct (nl) n
• Finnish: jäännös (fi)

• Russian: остаток (ru) (ostatok) m

payments made to performers, writers and directors when a recorded broadcast is repeated

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• French: restant (fr) m, résidu (fr) m

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Galician

Adjective

residual m and f (plural residuais)

1. residual

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Spanish

Adjective

residual m and f (plural residuales)

1. residual