radical
adjective
/ˈɹædɪkəl/
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- Favoring fundamental change, or change at the root cause of a matter.
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radikaali
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- (chemistry, not comparable) Involving free radicals.
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radikaali,
radikaalinen
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- (slang, 1980s & 1990s) Excellent; awesome.
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huima
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- (botany, not comparable) Pertaining to a root (of a plant).
- (math) Relating to a radix or mathematical root.
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juuri
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- (lexicography, not comparable) Of or pertaining to the root of a word.
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juuri,
radikaalinen
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- Thoroughgoing; far-reaching.
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mullistava,
perusteellinen,
radikaalinen
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- Pertaining to the basic or intrinsic nature of something.
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perus
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radical
noun
/ˈɹædɪkəl/
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- (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.
- (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.
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radikaali
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- (arithmetic) A root (of a number or quantity).
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juuri
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- (organic chemistry) A free radical.
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vapaa radikaali
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radix
noun
/ɹeɪ.dɪks/
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- (mathematics) The number of distinct symbols used to represent numbers in a particular base, as ten for decimal.
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kanta
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- (linguistics) A primitive word, from which other words may be derived.
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kantasana
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radically
adverb
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- In a radical manner; fundamentally; very.
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perin pohjin,
radikaalisti,
täysin
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radicalize
verb
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- (intransitive) To become radical; to adopt a radical political stance.
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radikalisoida
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