radical
US: /ˈɹædəkəɫ/, /ˈɹædɪkəɫ/
UK: /ɹˈædɪkəl/
UK: /ɹˈædɪkəl/
English Vietnamese dictionary
radical /'rædikəl/
- tính từ
- gốc, căn bản
- radical change: sự thay đổi căn bản
- (chính trị) cấp tiến
- the Radical Party
- đảng Cấp tiến
- (toán học) căn
- radical function: hàm căn
- radical sign: dấu căn
- (thực vật học) (thuộc) rễ; mọc ở rễ
- (ngôn ngữ học) gốc, (thuộc) gốc từ
- gốc, căn bản
- danh từ
- (triết học) nguồn gốc căn bản; nguyên lý cơ bản
- (toán học) căn thức, dấu căn ((cũng) radical sign)
- radical of an algebra: căn của một đại số
- (hoá học) gốc
- (chính trị) người cấp tiến, đảng viên đảng Cấp tiến
- (ngôn ngữ học) thán từ
Advanced English dictionary
adjective, noun
+ adjective [usually before noun]
1 concerning the most basic and important parts of sth; thorough and complete: the need for radical changes in education + demands for radical reform of the law + radical differences between the sexes
2 new, different and likely to have a great effect: radical ideas + a radical solution to the problem + radical proposals / measures
3 in favour of thorough and complete political or social change: the radical wing of the party + radical politicians / students / writers
4 (AmE, slang) very good
radically adverb: The new methods are radically different from the old. + Attitudes have changed radically.
+ noun
a person with radical opinions: political / religious radicals
Thesaurus dictionary
adj.
1 basic, fundamental, elementary, inherent, constitutional, elemental, essential, cardinal, principal, primary, deep, deep-seated, profound, underlying, organic, natural, rudimentary:
There is a radical error in your approach to the problem. There are radical differences in the ways we regard the English language
2 thorough, thoroughgoing, complete, entire, total, exhaustive, sweeping, (all-)inclusive, comprehensive, all-embracing, out-and-out, drastic, severe, extreme, extremist, revolutionary:
We have made radical changes in the way we live. Every political party that is not in power promises radical reform
3 extremist, revolutionary, fanatic(al), militant, anarchist(ic), immoderate:
A staunch conservative, Vincent regarded as radical anyone who disagreed with him.
n.
4 extremist, revolutionary, fanatic, zealot, immoderate, anarchist, militant:
The radicals favour reform, the conservatives the status quo - but there is nothing new in that.
5 communist, leftist, left-winger, red, Bolshevik, Bolshevist, pink, Slang US pinko:
Carlo, recently arrested as a spy, had been a radical since his days at university.
Collocation dictionary
VERBS
be, seem, sound | become
ADV.
really, very | increasingly | fairly, quite, somewhat | genuinely, truly
a truly radical concept
| apparently | potentially | politically, socially
Concise English dictionary
radicals'rædɪkl
noun
+(chemistry) two or more atoms bound together as a single unit and forming part of a molecule
+an atom or group of atoms with at least one unpaired electron; in the body it is usually an oxygen molecule than has lost an electron and will stabilize itself by stealing an electron from a nearby molecule
+a person who has radical ideas or opinions
+a character conveying the lexical meaning of a logogram
+a sign placed in front of an expression to denote that a root is to be extracted
+(linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed
adj.
+(used of opinions and actions) far beyond the norm
+markedly new or introducing radical change
+arising from or going to the root
+of or relating to or constituting a linguistic root
+especially of leaves; located at the base of a plant or stem; especially arising directly from the root or rootstock or a root-like stem
