residual

Meaning of residual

noun
  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.
  3. The difference between the observed value and the estimated value of the quantity of interest
  4. (paranormal) A spiritual presence left behind in a place as a result of a person's death or some other significant event.

adjective

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

Information about residual

Hyphenation of residual

resid-ual

  • It consists of 2 syllables and 8 chars.
  • residual is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables

residual synonyms

Meaning residuary:

residuary, substance

Meaning remainder:

remainder, balance, residue, residuum, rest

Translation of residual

Anagrams of residual

Ruisdael

Words that rhyme with residual

dual, Gradual, gradual, ungradual, subdual, assidual, coresidual, decidual, dividual, individual, interindividual, intraindividual, nonindividual, nonresidual, subindividual, superindividual, transindividual, undividual, unindividual, unresidual, vidual

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