English to afrikaans meaning of

Die woordeboekbetekenis van die woord "radikaal" kan verskil na gelang van die konteks, maar sommige van die mees algemene definisies is:(byvoeglike naamwoord) Bevoordeel of fundamenteel of revolusionêr maak veranderinge in politieke of sosiale instellings, stelsels of beginsels.(byvoeglike naamwoord) Deeglik of ekstreem, veral wat verandering van aanvaarde of tradisionele vorme betref.(selfstandige naamwoord) 'n Persoon wat sterk of ekstreme politieke of sosiale sienings huldig of volg, veral een wat radikale hervorming of revolusie voorstaan.(selfstandige naamwoord) 'n Chemiese spesie wat een of meer ongepaarde elektrone bevat en daarom hoogs reaktief en onstabiel is.(wiskunde) 'n Radikaal is 'n simbool wat die wortel van 'n getal of uitdrukking verteenwoordig, gewoonlik aangedui deur die √-simbool.(informeel) Uitstekend of indrukwekkend op 'n manier wat buite die norm is, soos in "Daardie band was radikaal!"

Sentence Examples

  1. And he mused seriously upon the radical differences between himself and those men who were dodging implike around the fires.
  2. Although Einstein is viewed as a radical thinker, who shook up the physics world, his theories were securely based on the work previously done by others.
  3. The changes that are coming, and should be coming, are radical.
  4. Even if it meant something as radical as kidnapping his new daughter-in-law or threatening the lives his sons were building.
  5. Superintendent Mackay and the respectable folk of Dundee were no friends of such radical thought.
  6. Everyone agreed that it was a radical idea to trim the Ministry to three Ministers from five.
  7. These are radical and, to some, almost heretical ideas.
  8. Then he admitted Ruby might need a bypass operation but hastily added that Quinter inclined towards betablocker medication, rehab and radical lifestyle changes at this stage.
  9. Suddenly it committed itself to the most radical of U-turns and came back to park beside the truck.
  10. They were nothing but some fringe, radical, political group that wanted attention.