Residual vs Resident - What's the difference?
residual | resident |
Of, relating to, or remaining as a residue; left over.
A remainder left over at the end of some process.
(in the plural) Payments made to performers, writers and directors when a recorded broadcast is repeated.
Person]], animal or plant [[live, living at a location or in an area.
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A bird which does not migrate during the course of the year.
A graduated medical student who is receiving advanced training in a specialty.
A diplomatic representative who resides at a foreign court, usually of inferior rank to an ambassador.
Dwelling, or having an abode, in a place for a continued length of time; residing on one's own estate.
Based in a particular place; on hand; local.
(obsolete) Fixed; stable; certain.
* Jeremy Taylor
* Davenant
As nouns the difference between residual and resident
is that residual is a remainder left over at the end of some process while resident is resident.As an adjective residual
is of, relating to, or remaining as a residue; left over.As a verb resident is
.residual
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Adjective
(-)Synonyms
* residuaryNoun
(en noun)resident
English
(wikipedia resident)Noun
(en noun)Derived terms
* permanent residentAdjective
(en adjective)- resident in the city or in the country
- He is our resident computer expert.
- stable and resident like a rock
- one there still resident as day and night