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radical
English
Etymology
From French radical, from Late Latin r?d?c?lis (“of or pertaining to the root, having roots, radical”), from Latin r?dix (“root”); see radix.
Pronunciation
- enPR: r?d??k-?l, IPA(key): /??æd?k?l/
- Homophone: radicle
Adjective
radical (comparative more radical, superlative most radical)
- Favoring fundamental change, or change at the root cause of a matter.
- (botany, not comparable) Pertaining to a root (of a plant).
- Pertaining to the basic or intrinsic nature of something.
- 1790, Edmund Burke, Reflections on the Revolution in France
- The most determined exertions of that authority, against them, only showed their radical independence.
- Synonym: fundamental
- Antonyms: ignorable, trivial
- 1790, Edmund Burke, Reflections on the Revolution in France
- Thoroughgoing; far-reaching.
- (lexicography, not comparable) Of or pertaining to the root of a word.
- (phonology, phonetics, not comparable, of a sound) Produced using the root of the tongue.
- Coordinate terms: coronal, dorsal, labial, laryngeal
- (chemistry, not comparable) Involving free radicals.
- (mathematics) Relating to a radix or mathematical root.
- (slang, 1980s & 1990s) Excellent; awesome.
Synonyms
- (linguistics, in reference to words): primitive
Antonyms
- (linguistics, in reference to words): derivative, derived
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
Noun
radical (plural radicals)
- (historical, 19th-century Britain) A member of the most progressive wing of the Liberal Party; someone favouring social reform (but generally stopping short of socialism).
- (historical, early 20th-century France) A member of an influential, centrist political party favouring moderate social reform, a republican constitution, and secular politics.
- A person with radical opinions.
- (arithmetic) A root (of a number or quantity).
- (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.
- (linguistics) In Semitic languages, any one of the set of consonants (typically three) that make up a root.
- (chemistry) A group of atoms, joined by covalent bonds, that take part in reactions as a single unit.
- (organic chemistry) A free radical.
- (algebra, commutative algebra, ring theory, of an ideal) Given an ideal I in a commutative ring R, another ideal, denoted Rad(I) or , such that an element x ? R is in Rad(I) if, for some positive integer n, xn ? I; equivalently, the intersection of all prime ideals containing I.
- (algebra, ring theory, of a ring) Given a ring R, an ideal containing elements of R that share a property considered, in some sense, "not good".
- (algebra, ring theory, of a module) The intersection of maximal submodules of a given module.
- (number theory) The product of the distinct prime factors of a given positive integer.
Derived terms
Related terms
- nilradical
Translations
References
- radical in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- radical in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- "radical" in Raymond Williams, Keywords (revised), 1983, Fontana Press, page 251.
Further reading
- Radical on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Radical of an ideal on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Radical of a ring on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Radical of a module on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Radical of an integer on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Radical of an ideal on Encyclopedia of Mathematics
- Ideal Radical on Wolfram MathWorld
Anagrams
- aldaric, cardial
Catalan
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Central) IPA(key): /r?.di?kal/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /ra.di?kal/
Adjective
radical (masculine and feminine plural radicals)
- radical
Derived terms
- radicalment
- radicalisme
- radicalitzar
Noun
radical m or f (plural radicals)
- radical
Further reading
- “radical” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “radical” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
- “radical” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “radical” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin r?d?c?lis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?a.di.kal/
- Rhymes: -al
- Homophones: radicale, radicales
Adjective
radical (feminine singular radicale, masculine plural radicaux, feminine plural radicales)
- radical
Noun
radical m (plural radicaux)
- (linguistics, grammar) radical, root
Further reading
- “radical” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Galician
Pronunciation
Noun
radical m (plural radicais)
- radical (in various senses)
Derived terms
- radicalismo
- radicalizar
- radicalmente
Further reading
- “radical” in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega, Royal Galician Academy.
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /?ad??i?kaw/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /??ði?ka?/
- Hyphenation: ra?di?cal
Noun
radical m (plural radicais)
- (linguistic morphology) root (primary lexical unit of a word)
- Synonym: raiz
Noun
radical m, f (plural radicais)
- radical (person holding unorthodox views)
- Synonym: extremista
Adjective
radical m or f (plural radicais, comparable)
- radical (favouring fundamental change)
- drastic; extreme
- (Brazil, slang) excellent; awesome; thrilling
- (sports) extreme (dangerous)
Derived terms
- radicalismo
- radicalizar
- radicalmente
Further reading
- “radical” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
Romanian
Adjective
radical m or n (feminine singular radical?, masculine plural radicali, feminine and neuter plural radicale)
- radical
Declension
Related terms
- radicalist
- radicaliza
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin r?d?c?lis or Latin r?d?x + Spanish suffix -al.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /radi?kal/, [ra.ð?i?kal]
- Hyphenation: ra?di?cal
Adjective
radical (plural radicales)
- radical, seismic
Derived terms
- radicalismo
- radicalizar
- radicalmente
Noun
radical m (plural radicales)
- radical
Derived terms
Further reading
- “radical” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.
radical From the web:
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- what radical husbands do
- what radical means
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- what radicalized the french revolution
- what radicals are rational
dire
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin d?rus (“fearful, ominous”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?da???(?)/
- Rhymes: -a??(?)
Adjective
dire (comparative direr or more dire, superlative direst or most dire)
- Warning of bad consequences: ill-boding; portentous.
- Requiring action to prevent bad consequences: urgent, pressing.
- Expressing bad consequences: dreadful; dismal
- Synonyms: horrible, terrible, lamentable
- (informal) Bad in quality, awful, terrible.
- His dire mistake allowed her to checkmate him with her next move.
Quotations
- For quotations using this term, see Citations:dire.
Derived terms
Translations
See also
- voir dire
Anagrams
- Dier, IDer, Reid, dier, drie, ired, ride
French
Etymology
From Middle French dire, from Old French dire, from Latin d?c?, from Proto-Italic *deik?, from Proto-Indo-European *déy?ti (“to show, point out”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /di?/
- (Quebec) IPA(key): /d?zi?/
- Rhymes: -i?
Verb
dire
- to say, to tell
- (informal) (transitive with à) to be of interest to someone, to interest someone
- (informal) (transitive with à) to sound familiar
Conjugation
Derived terms
Related terms
- diction
- indicible
Noun
dire m (plural dires)
- saying (that which is said)
- belief, opinion
Derived terms
- aux dires de
Further reading
- “dire” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Anagrams
- ride, ridé
Italian
Alternative forms
- dicere (archaic)
Etymology
From a contraction of Latin d?cere, present active infinitive of d?c?, from Proto-Italic *deik?, from Proto-Indo-European *déy?ti (“to show, point out”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?di.re/
- Hyphenation: dì?re
Verb
dìre (first-person singular present dìco, first-person singular past historic dìssi, past participle détto, first-person singular imperfect dicévo, second-person singular imperative di' or (with written accent) dì, auxiliary avere) (transitive)
- to say, tell
- to recite
- to mean
- to think
- to admit
Conjugation
Related terms
Anagrams
- ride
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /?di?.re/, [?d?i???]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /?di.re/, [?d?i???]
Adjective
d?re
- vocative masculine singular of d?rus
References
- dire in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
Middle French
Etymology
From Old French dire, from a contraction of Latin d?cere, present active infinitive of d?c?.
Verb
dire
- to say (express using language)
Descendants
- French: dire
Occitan
Alternative forms
- díder, díser
Etymology
From Old Occitan dir, dire, from a contraction of Latin d?cere, present active infinitive of d?c?.
Verb
dire
- to say (express using language)
- to mean; to signify
Conjugation
Old French
Etymology
From a contraction of Latin d?cere, present active infinitive of d?c?.
Verb
dire
- (chiefly intransitive) to say
- (transitive) to recount (a story)
Conjugation
This verb conjugates as a third-group verb. This verb has irregularities in its conjugation. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.
Descendants
- Middle French: dire
- French: dire
- Norman: dithe
- Walloon: dire
References
- “Appendix E: Irregular Verbs” in E. Einhorn (1974), Old French: A Concise Handbook, Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, ?ISBN, page 153
Old Occitan
Alternative forms
- dir
Etymology
From a contraction of Latin d?cere, present active infinitive of d?c?.
Verb
dire
- to say
Descendants
- Occitan: dire
Walloon
Etymology
From Old French dire, from a contraction of Latin d?c?, d?cere.
Verb
dire
- to say
dire From the web:
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- what direction does the earth rotate
- what direction does the nile river flow
- what direction is the wind blowing
- what direction does dna polymerase move
- what direction does heat flow
- what direction do muslims pray
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