residual
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- noun
- /rɪˈzɪdʒuəl/
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residuo
- The remaining 10 percent of the food residuals are taken to the farm's vermicomposting project.
All these countries held the debt because that was the residual from that.
- All these countries held the debt because that was the residual from that.
- Just going to run that and see how the residuals look like.
- And then I got the flavour and what cars at the moment do well for the residuals like hold their value well.
Examples
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Students and kitchen staff separated food residuals, which were weighed and added daily.
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The principal target is organic-rich residuals from places like grocery stores, cafeterias, restaurants, and office parks.
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I think if we were all fit and lean, a lot of that residual risk would go away.
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You're going to have a residual for each individual.
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That's the residual effect of the mining operation.
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We're just dealing with the residual leftover inflation readings.
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The Recycling Team has been collecting yard trimmings and wood residuals for three years.
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Five California municipalities are preparing to start food residuals recycling programs, including Santa Barbara County and Palm Springs.
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A private facility in Hawaii pioneered innovative technology to recycle food residuals in an anaerobic system.
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The environmental report highlighted the residual levels of pollutants in the water after the cleanup efforts.
Synonyms
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The part that is left after the others are taken
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4.1
A small amount left on something after most is removed
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4.2
A small piece, often cloth, left when the rest is used or thrown away
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3.6
Things left after the rest is used, eaten, or taken away
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2.7
The part left after the other parts are used or removed
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3.9
The part left after most has been used or taken
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A part that remains after the main parts are removed or used
Small pieces of food and other things left after people eat or use them
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
Soil made mostly of clay that stays after rain and wind wash away other rock parts
- Specialized
A measure of how far actual values usually are from predicted values
How Much
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Residual comes from the Latin residere, 'to remain' or 'sit back', and is the same root as residue, so it helps you remember that it means a quantity or part 'left over' after the main part has been removed or used.