radical

• يصف شيئًا جديدًا جدًا ومختلفًا عن التقليدي أو المعتاد؛ وقد يشير أيضًا إلى تغييرات جذرية أو متطرفة أو أساسية.

Describes something that is very new and different from what is traditional or ordinary; can also refer to fundamental or extreme changes.

1. Extreme or thoroughB2formal

   Relating to or affecting the fundamental nature of something; far-reaching and thorough.

   جذري

   • The company underwent a radical restructuring.
   • She proposed a radical change to the education system.
   • The new policy represents a radical departure from tradition.

   المرادفاتcompletedrasticextensivefundamentalprofoundsweepingthorough

   الأضدادconservativegradualincrementalmildmoderatesuperficial

2. Very different from the usualB2formal

   Departing markedly from the usual or customary; extreme or drastic.

   جذري

   • His radical ideas challenged the status quo.
   • The artist's radical style shocked the critics.
   • They took a radical approach to solving the problem.

   المرادفاتdrasticextremeprofoundrevolutionarysweepingthoroughgoing

   الأضدادconservativeconventionalmainstreammoderatetraditional

3. Excellent or coolA2slangamerican

   Slang term meaning very good, excellent, or impressive.

   رائع

   • That skateboard trick was totally radical!
   • The party last night was radical.
   • He's got a radical new haircut.

   المرادفاتawesomecooldopeexcellentgnarlygroovysicksweettubularwicked

   الأضدادawfullamemediocreterribleuncool

• اسم يشير إلى شخص يدعو إلى تغييرات سياسية أو اجتماعية أو اقتصادية جذرية أو متطرفة، أو إلى مجموعة ذرية تتصرف كوحدة واحدة في التفاعلات الكيميائية.

A noun referring to a person who advocates for extreme or fundamental political, social, or economic change, or a group of atoms in chemistry that acts as a unit in reactions.

1. Person with extreme viewsB2formal

   A person who advocates for extreme or fundamental changes in society, politics, or other systems.

   راديكالي

   • The radical was arrested for inciting violence.
   • Many radicals called for a complete overhaul of the government.
   • He was known as a radical in the student movement.

   المرادفاتextremistfanaticinsurgentmilitantreformerrevolutionarysubversivezealot

   الأضدادconservativemoderatereactionarytraditionalist

2. Chemical groupC1formalscientific

   An atom or group of atoms with at least one unpaired electron, highly reactive.

   جذر حر

   • Free radicals can damage cells and contribute to aging.
   • The reaction produces a hydroxyl radical.
   • Antioxidants neutralize harmful radicals in the body.

   المرادفاتfree radical

3. Root or foundationC2formal

   The fundamental or original part of something.

   الأساس

   • The radical of the problem lies in poor communication.
   • In linguistics, the radical is the base form of a word.
   • The radical of the equation was difficult to solve.

   المرادفاتbasebasisfoundationfundamentaloriginrootsource

   الأضدادconsequencederivativeoffshootoutgrowth