REMANENCE

Etymology

Noun

remanence (countable and uncountable, plural remanences)

(physics) The magnetization left behind in a medium after an external magnetic field is removed.

(archaic) The state of being remanent; continuance; permanence.

Synonyms

• (continuance, permanence): remanency; see also permanence

Source: Wiktionary


Rem"a*nence, Rem"a*nen*cy, n. Etym: [Cf. OF. remanence, LL. remanentia, fr. L. remanens. See Remanent, a.]

Definition: The state of being remanent; continuance; permanence. [R.] Jer. Taylor. The remanence of the will in the fallen spirit. Coleridge.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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