RESIDUUM

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Irregular inflected form: residua

Meaning:

Something left after other parts have been taken away

Example:

he took what he wanted and I got the balance

Synonyms:

balance; remainder; residual; residue; residuum; rest

Classified under:

Nouns denoting relations between people or things or ideas

Hypernyms ("residuum" is a kind of...):

component; component part; constituent; part; portion (something determined in relation to something that includes it)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "residuum"):

leftover; remnant (a small part or portion that remains after the main part no longer exists)