Adjective: residual ri'zi-joo-ul
- Relating to or indicating a remainder
"residual quantity";
- residuary
- Something left after other parts have been taken away
"There was a small residual of paint in the bottom of the can";
- remainder, balance, residue, residuum, rest
- (often plural) a payment that is made to a performer or writer or director of a television show or commercial that is paid for every repeat showing
"he could retire on his residuals"
Derived forms: residuals
Type of: component, component part, constituent, part, payment, portion
Encyclopedia: Residual