Definizione monolingua

radical

radical (plural radicals)

1. (historical: 19th-century England) A member of the most progressive wing of the Liberal Party; someone favouring social reform (but generally stopping short of socialism).
2. (historical: early 20th-century France) A member of an influential, centrist political party favouring moderate social reform, a republican constitution, and secular politics.
3. A person with radical opinions.
4. (arithmetic) A root (of a number or quantity).
5. (linguistics) In logographic writing systems as the Chinese writing system, the portion of a character (if any) that provides an indication of its meaning, as opposed to phonetic.
6. (linguistics) In Semitic languages, any one of the set of consonants (typically three) that make up a root.
7. (chemistry) A group of atoms, joined by covalent bonds, that take part in reactions as a single unit.
8. (organic chemistry) A free radical.

radical (comparative more radical, superlative most radical)

1. Favouring fundamental change, or change at the root cause of a matter.

   His beliefs are radical.

2. (botany, not comparable) Of or pertaining to a root (of a plant).
3. Of or pertaining to the intrinsic nature of something.
4. Thoroughgoing.

   The spread of the cancer required radical surgery, and the entire organ was removed.

5. (linguistics, not comparable) Of or pertaining to the root of a word.
6. (chemistry, not comparable) Involving free radicals
7. (slang) Excellent.

   That was a radical jump!

Definizione dizionario radical

radicale

	radicalico
	chemistry: involving free radicals

fondamentale

radicale libero

radicali

radice

Altri significati:

(linguistics) In Semitic languages, any one of the set of consonants (typically three) that make up a root.

historical: 19th-century England

person with radical opinions

(historical: 19th-century England) A member of the most progressive wing of the Liberal Party; someone favouring social reform (but generally stopping short of socialism).

linguistics: any one of the set of consonants that make up a root

(organic chemistry) A free radical.

slang: excellent

chemistry: group of atoms that take part in reactions as a single unit

organic chemistry: free radical

(chemistry) A group of atoms, joined by covalent bonds, that take part in reactions as a single unit.

favouring fundamental change

linguistics: pertaining to the root of a word

Of or pertaining to the intrinsic nature of something.

(historical: early 20th-century France) A member of an influential, centrist political party favouring moderate social reform, a republican constitution, and secular politics.

(linguistics) In logographic writing systems as the Chinese writing system, the portion of a character (if any) that provides an indication of its meaning, as opposed to phonetic .

Thoroughgoing.

(arithmetic) A root (of a number or quantity).

pertaining to the root (of a plant)

(slang) Excellent.

(linguistics, not comparable) Of or pertaining to the root of a word.

(chemistry, not comparable) Involving free radicals

radical (of a kanji character)

(botany, not comparable) Of or pertaining to a root (of a plant).

Favouring fundamental change, or change at the root cause of a matter.

arithmetic: root (of a number or quantity)

A person with radical opinions.

pertaining to the intrinsic nature of something

radical (person)

linguistics: portion of a character that provides an indication of its meaning

historical: early 20th-century France

thoroughgoing