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jäännös — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • remainder noun Whatever is left over once part of something has been taken away or used up.
  • remnant noun A small remaining piece or amount of something bigger that once existed.
  • residual adj Left over after most of something has gone or been used up.
  • residue noun A small amount of something that remains after the main part has been used, removed, or processed.
  • vestige noun A mark left on the earth by a foot.
  • wreck noun The remains of a vehicle, ship, or structure that has been destroyed or badly damaged.

Senses

jäännös is used for these senses in English:

  • remainder A part or parts remaining after some has/have been removed or already occurred.
  • remnant The small portion remaining of a larger thing or group.
  • residual Of, relating to, or remaining as a residue; left over.
  • residual A remainder left over at the end of some process.
  • residue Whatever remains after something else has been removed.
  • residue (chemistry) The substance that remains after evaporation, distillation, filtration or any similar process.
  • vestige (by extension) A faint mark or visible sign left by something which is lost, or has perished, or is no longer present.
  • wreck The remains of something that has been severely damaged or worn down.

remainder — full definition

  1. noun Whatever is left over once part of something has been taken away or used up.
  2. noun In arithmetic, the number left over when one number doesn't divide evenly into another.
  3. noun Unsold copies of a book or other stock, later sold off cheaply.

remnant — full definition

  1. noun A small remaining piece or amount of something bigger that once existed.
  2. noun A leftover piece of fabric sold cheaply at the end of a roll.

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