residue

«residue» in Mova's judaism dictionary: left after the main part has gone or been used: a sticky… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (a residue, residues)

meaning for a pupil

1) A small amount of something that is left after the main part has gone or been used: a sticky residue on the table. tree →

2) (science) The material left behind after evaporating, burning or filtering: salt is the residue when salty water dries. tree →

3) (maths, advanced) The remainder after dividing. tree →

sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: Tradition reads "the residue of His people" as the faithful ones who are left after trouble and whom God honors. Nehemiah's residue of Israel are those who stayed in their towns. In the primary lessons: In science experiments, filtering leaves a residue on the filter paper; evaporating seawater leaves a residue of salt; burning leaves ash. In everyday life and safety: wipe off chemical residue, wash fruit to remove pesticide residue. In maths, the residue is like the remainder. Phrases: «a sticky residue», «leave a residue», «residue on the filter paper».

examples

• Surely the wrath of man shall praise Thee; the residue of wrath shalt Thou gird upon Thee. (Writings PSA.76.11, JPS 1917) tree →
• And the residue of Israel, of the priests, the Levites, were in all the cities of Judah, every one in his inheritance. (Writings NEH.11.20, JPS 1917) tree →
• In that day shall the LORD of hosts be for a crown of glory, and for a diadem of beauty, unto the residue of His people; (Prophets ISA.28.5, JPS 1917) tree →
• The tape left a sticky residue on the window. tree →
• When the water evaporated, a white residue of salt was left. tree →
• The sand was the residue on the filter paper. tree →
• Wash fruit to remove any residue. tree →
• After the fire, only a black residue remained. tree →
• Divide 17 by 5: the residue (remainder) is 2. tree →

note

Countable: residues. Similar: remains, remnant, remainder (maths). Adjective: residual. In separation experiments, residue = what stays in the filter; filtrate = what passes through.

In the corpora

• Surely the wrath of man shall praise Thee; the residue of wrath shalt Thou gird upon Thee.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «residue» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.