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radical noun

  /ˈɹædɪkəl/
  • (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.
ключ, радика́л
  • (arithmetic) A root (of a number or quantity).
ко́рень
  • (linguistics) In Semitic languages, any one of the set of consonants (typically three) that make up a root.
ко́рень, радика́л
  • (historical, early 20th-century France) A member of an influential, centrist political party favouring moderate social reform, a republican constitution, and secular politics.
  • (chemistry) A group of atoms, joined by covalent bonds, that take part in reactions as a single unit.
  • (organic chemistry) A free radical.
радика́л
  • A person with radical opinions.
радика́л, радика́лка

radical adjective

  /ˈɹædɪkəl/
  • Favoring fundamental change, or change at the root cause of a matter.
коренной, радика́льный
  • (botany, not comparable) Pertaining to a root (of a plant).
  • (lexicography, not comparable) Of or pertaining to the root of a word.
корнево́й
  • Pertaining to the basic or intrinsic nature of something.
основно́й, фундамента́льный
  • Thoroughgoing; far-reaching.
радикальный

radicalize verb

  • (intransitive) To become radical; to adopt a radical political stance.
радикализировать

radicalness

радикальность

radicality

радикальность

radicalism noun

  /ˈradɪkəlɪz(ə)m/
радика́льность, радикали́зм

radix noun

  /ɹeɪ.dɪks/
  • (linguistics) A primitive word, from which other words may be derived.
ко́рень, осно́ва

radicalization noun

  • the process of radicalizing
радикализа́ция

radically adverb

  • In a radical manner; fundamentally; very.
радика́льно
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