Residual

Residual
Residual Re*sid"u*al (r?-z?d"?-al), a. [See {Residue}.] Pertaining to a residue; remaining after a part is taken. [1913 Webster]

{Residual air} (Physiol.), that portion of air contained in the lungs which can not be expelled even by the most violent expiratory effort. It amounts to from 75 to 100 cubic inches. Cf. {Supplemental air}, under {Supplemental}.

{Residual error}. (Mensuration) See {Error}, 6 (b) .

{Residual figure} (Geom.), the figure which remains after a less figure has been taken from a greater one.

{Residual magnetism} (Physics), remanent magnetism. See under {Remanent}.

{Residual product}, a by product, as cotton waste from a cotton mill, coke and coal tar from gas works, etc.

{Residual quantity} (Alg.), a binomial quantity the two parts of which are connected by the negative sign, as a-b.

{Residual root} (Alg.), the root of a residual quantity, as [root](a-b). [1913 Webster]


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  • residual — adj. Perteneciente o relativo al residuo. ☛ V. agua residual …   Diccionario de la lengua española

  • residual — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ remaining after the greater part or quantity has gone or been subtracted. ► NOUN 1) a residual quantity. 2) a royalty paid to a performer or writer for a repeat of a play, television show, or advertisement. 3) the resale value of a… …   English terms dictionary

  • Residual — Re*sid u*al, n. (Math.) (a) The difference of the results obtained by observation, and by computation from a formula. (b) The difference between the mean of several observations and any one of them. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • residual — Relativo a la parte de algo que permanece después de una actividad que elimina la mayor parte de la sustancia. Diccionario Mosby Medicina, Enfermería y Ciencias de la Salud, Ediciones Hancourt, S.A. 1999 …   Diccionario médico

  • residual — adj. 2 g. Referente a resíduo …   Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa

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  • residual — [ri zij′o͞o əl] adj. [see RESIDUE & AL] of, or having the nature of, a residue or residuum; left over after part or most is taken away; remaining n. 1. what is left at the end of a process; something remaining ☆ 2. the fee paid to a performer for …   English World dictionary

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