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something left after most of what was there is goneSee Wikipedia - Residual to link to a discussion of specialized senses in business, math, physics, and other areas.
- At then end of the lease, you can purchase the car for its remaining residual value.
residual = something left after most of what was there is gone
- People are beginning to appreciate the importance of managing residual herbicides in soil.
- Studying math and science has residual benefits when studying other subjects.
- Residual products from the desalination are pumped back into the sea.
- "After this amount of time we might see behavioral evidence," Dr. P. said, "but there is no residual physical damage."Barbara Kingsolver -- The Bean Trees
- A stronger design deliberately applies residual stress in opposition to the external stresses.
- The MTs treated her for the drug, but she'll have some residual effects.J.D. Robb -- Immortal in Death
- The volatile truth of our words should continually betray the inadequacy of the residual statement.Henry David Thoreau -- Walden
- We have residual heat signatures all over the place.Eoin Colfer -- Artemis Fowl
- She has moved on from Katrina in many ways, and yet the residual effects arrive at unexpected times.Dave Eggers -- Zeitoun
- He has never had the medical tests which would definitely prove or disprove the existence of residual brain damage.Truman Capote -- In Cold Blood
- The downpour ends and there's only the residual drippings of water from branches, the rush of the now overflowing stream below us.Suzanne Collins -- The Hunger Games
- He was diagnosed as having a kidney infection, one that he believes was facilitated by residual tissue damage from the Shiga toxins.Eric Schlosser -- Fast Food Nation
- A few residual waves slapped the ship's side, and then the ocean was calm.Henry H. Neff -- The Second Siege
- I take another deep breath and let it out slowly, making sure all residual feelings are under control.Susan Ee -- Angelfall
- The residual smoke from the feathers has made my eyes teary, which adds a very nice touch.Suzanne Collins -- Catching Fire
- Their lifters could fail but, even so, the residual charge in the EM generators would allow the aircar to descend safely from any altitude.Dan Simmons -- Hyperion
- Lights-out never really meant lights-out—there was always some residual bulb shining somewhere in the prison.Jodi Picoult -- Change of Heart
- For one thing, he discovered that even after all these months she had the residual effects of scurvy.William Styron -- Sophie's Choice
- He didn't even stay around to shower after workout, which means in an hour he'll feel like he's staked on an anthill from the residual chlorine.Chris Crutcher -- Staying Fat for Sarah Byrnes
residual = something left after most of what was there is gone
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