residual

Meaning

Adj

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

Noun

1. A remainder left over at the end of some process.
2. (in-plural) Payments made to performers, writers and directors when a recorded broadcast is repeated.
3. The difference between the observed value and the estimated value of the quantity of interest.
4. A spiritual presence left behind in a place as a result of a person's death or some other significant event.

Synonyms

remainder

residue

rest

remaining

remnant

residuum

balance

residuary

remanent

relict

left over

surplus

relic

difference

remnant value

eluvium

left

leftover

odds and ends

overburden

remain

remains

survival

recovery value

junk value

residual error

Translations

résiduel

residual

residuo

résiduaire

residual

residuo

υπολειμματικός

résidu

artık

residuale

restlich

restante

rémanent

resto

متخلف

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɹɪˈzɪd͡ʒ.ʊəl/

Etymology

Cognate with French: résidu

In summary

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

Sentences

Grime , rust and residual particles polluted the air .