RESIDUAL Synonyms
There are 14 hypernyms of the word residual. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for RESIDUAL
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| residuary | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
adjective • entitled to the residue of an estate (after payment of debts and specific gifts) • relating to or indicating a remainder | ||||||||
| balance | verbv | |||||||
noun • (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Libra • a state of equilibrium • the seventh sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about September 23 to October 22 • equality between the totals of the credit and debit sides of an account • harmonious arrangement or relation of parts or elements within a whole (as in a design) • equality of distribution • something left after other parts have been taken away • the difference between the totals of the credit and debit sides of an account • (mathematics) an attribute of a shape or relation; exact reflection of form on opposite sides of a dividing line or plane • a weight that balances another weight • a wheel that regulates the rate of movement in a machine; especially a wheel oscillating against the hairspring of a timepiece to regulate its beat • a scale for weighing; depends on pull of gravity verb • bring into balance or equilibrium • compute credits and debits of an account • hold or carry in equilibrium • be in equilibrium | ||||||||
| remainder | nounn | |||||||
noun • something left after other parts have been taken away • the part of the dividend that is left over when the dividend is not evenly divisible by the divisor • the number that remains after subtraction; the number that when added to the subtrahend gives the minuend • a piece of cloth that is left over after the rest has been used or sold verb • sell cheaply as remainders | ||||||||
| residue | nounn | |||||||
noun • matter that remains after something has been removed • something left after other parts have been taken away | ||||||||
| residuum | nounn | |||||||
noun • something left after other parts have been taken away | ||||||||
| rest | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • something left after other parts have been taken away • freedom from activity (work or strain or responsibility) • a pause for relaxation • a state of inaction • euphemisms for death (based on an analogy between lying in a bed and in a tomb) • a support on which things can be put • a musical notation indicating a silence of a specified duration verb • not move; be in a resting position • take a short break from one's activities in order to relax • give a rest to • have a place in relation to something else • be at rest • stay the same; remain in a certain state • be inherent or innate in • put something in a resting position, as for support or steadying • sit, as on a branch • rest on or as if on a pillow • be inactive, refrain from acting | ||||||||
