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residual

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re⋅sid⋅u⋅al

  [ri-zij-oo-uhl]
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–adjective
1. pertaining to or constituting a residue or remainder; remaining; leftover.
2. Mathematics.
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. Medicine/Medical. remaining in an organ or part following normal discharge or expulsion: residual air.
5. Geology. remaining after the soluble elements have been dissolved: residual soil.
–noun
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. Mathematics.
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. Navigation. 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.
Origin:
1550–60; < L residu(um) what is left over (n. use of neut. of residuus left over, equiv. to resid(ēre) to be left over, lit., remain seated (see reside ) + -uus deverbal adj. suffix) + -al 1

Synonyms:
1. continuing, lasting, enduring, lingering.
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re·sid·u·al   (rĭ-zĭj'ōō-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. A payment made to a performer, writer, or director for each repeat showing of a recorded television show or commercial. Often used in the plural.

re·sid'u·al·ly adv.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: 1re·sid·u·al
Pronunciation: ri-'zij-(&-)w&l, -'zij-&l
Function: adjective
1 : of, relatingto, or being something that remains: as a : remaining after a disease or operation <residual paralysis> b : remaining in a body cavity after maximumnormal expulsion has occurred <residual urine> —see RESIDUAL VOLUME
2 a : leavinga residue that remains effective for some time after application <residual insecticides> b : of or relating to a residual insecticide residual spray>

Main Entry: 2residual
Function: noun
1 : an internal aftereffect of experience or activity that influences later behavior
2 : aresidual abnormality (as a scar or limp)
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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residual re·sid·u·al (rĭ-zĭj'&oomacr;-əl)
adj.

  1. Of, relating to, or characteristic of a residue.

  2. Remaining as a residue.

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