| 单词 | residual |
| 释义 | residual /ri zij"ooh euhl/, adj. 1. pertaining to or constituting a residue or remainder; remaining; leftover. 2. Math. 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. Med. remaining in an organ or part following normal discharge or expulsion: residual air. 5. Geol. remaining after the soluble elements have been dissolved: residual soil. n. 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. Math. 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. Navig. 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. [1550-60; < L residu(um) what is left over (n. use of neut. of residuus left over, equiv. to resid(ere) to be left over, lit., remain seated (see RESIDE) + -uus deverbal adj. suffix) + -AL1] Syn. 1. continuing, lasting, enduring, lingering. |
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