residue

«residue» in Mova's school 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 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

• 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.