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residues

UK
/ˈrɛzɪdjuːz/
US
/ˈrɛzɪduːz/

Translations

residuenoun

residues

pl

residues
pl
UK
/ˈrɛzɪdjuː/
US
/ˈrɛzɪduː/
A white residue was left at the bottom of the flask.
Un résidu blanc est resté au fond du flacon.
Additional translations
resteSurtout en contexte juridique ou patrimonial.
Synonyms
remnant
remainder
leftover
debris
dregs
scum
sediment
remains

Definitions

residuenoun
A small amount of something that remains after the main part has gone or been taken or used.
After the chemical reaction, a white residue was left at the bottom of the flask.
The part of an estate that is left after the payment of charges, debts, and bequests.
The residue of the estate was divided equally among the heirs.
A substance that remains after a process such as combustion or evaporation.
The residue from the burnt wood was collected and analyzed.
In complex analysis, the coefficient of the (1/(z − a)) term in the Laurent series expansion of a complex-valued function about a point a.
By evaluating the contour integral, we found the residue of the function at z = 0.
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