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радика́л — meaning in English

radikal

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English meaning

  • radical adjective Favoring extreme, fundamental change, especially in politics or society.
  • wingnut noun A deciduous tree of the genus Pterocarya native to Asia.

Senses

радика́л is used for these senses in English:

  • radical A person with radical opinions.
  • radical (linguistics) In logographic writing systems such as the Chinese writing system, the portion of a character (if any) that provides an indication of its meaning, as opposed to phonetic.
  • radical (linguistics) In Semitic languages, any one of the set of consonants (typically three) that make up a root.
  • wingnut (informal, derogatory, political) A person who is or seems odd, eccentric, or crazy; especially, someone with bizarre or extreme political views.

radical — full definition

  1. adjective Favoring extreme, fundamental change, especially in politics or society.
  2. adjective Thorough and far-reaching; affecting the most basic or essential part of something.
  3. noun A person who holds extreme or fundamentally reforming political views.
  4. noun In chemistry, a group of atoms that behaves as a single unit in reactions (often short for "free radical").

wingnut — full definition

  1. noun A deciduous tree of the genus Pterocarya native to Asia.
  2. noun A person who is or seems odd, eccentric, or crazy; especially, someone with bizarre or extreme political views.
  3. noun A member of the air force (in a town that hosts a USAF installation).
  4. noun A person with large ears.

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