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# residual

adjective (formal); noun (a residual, residuals)

«residual» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. (formal) Left over after most of something has gone or been used. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/residual/#m1)
2. (noun, maths and science) An amount left over, or the difference between a real value and a predicted one. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/residual/#m2)
3. (noun) residuals: money paid to actors when a show is shown again. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/residual/#m3)

### In the lessons

Formal word in science and exam problems: "residual water in the jug". In maths, it is like a remainder or what is left. Phrases: residual heat, residual amount, residual value.

### Examples

- There was a residual smell of smoke in the room. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/residual/#x1)
- The oven gives off residual heat after it is switched off. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/residual/#x2)
- Pour away the residual water. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/residual/#x3)
- The residual amount after paying the bills was 40 dollars. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/residual/#x4)
- Some residual snow lay in the shade. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/residual/#x5)
- The cream left residual marks on the table. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/residual/#x6)

### Note

Formal; plain words: leftover, remaining. Noun: residue (what is left behind). In a maths problem, "residual" means what is left after taking away, so subtract.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «residual» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/residual/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«residual» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/residual.html) on Mova free.