residual

English

Etymology

Recorded since 1570. From residue, itself from Old French residu (=modern), from Latin residuum "a remainder", the neutral inflection of residuus "remaining, left over", the past participle of residere "remain behind" (from re- 'back, again' + sedere to sit, reside').

Adjective

residual (not comparable)

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

Synonyms

• residuary

Translations

concerning a residue

Dutch: overgebleven, residuair

Finnish: jäännös-, jälki- Russian: остаточный (ru)

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French: résiduaire

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 n., residu n., restant n., restproduct n. Finnish: jäännös (fi)

Russian: остаток (ru) m.

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

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French: restant m., résidu m.

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Galician

Adjective

residual m. and f. (plural resduais)

1. residual

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Spanish

Adjective

residual m. and f. (plural residuales)

1. residual