REMANENT

Etymology

Adjective

remanent

Remaining or persisting especially after an electrical or magnetic influence is removed.

(Scotland) additional

Noun

remanent (plural remanents)

That which remains; a remnant; a residue.

Synonyms

• remains, remainder, remnant; See also remainder

Anagrams

• remenant

Source: Wiktionary


Rem"a*nent (-nent), n. Etym: [See Remanent, a.]

Definition: That which remains; a remnant; a residue.

Rem"a*nent, a. Etym: [L. remanens, p. pr. of remanere. See Remain, and cf. Remnant.]

Definition: Remaining; residual. That little hope that is remanent hath its degree according to the infancy or growth of the habit. Jer. Taylor. Remanent magnetism (Physics), magnetism which remains in a body that has little coercive force after the magnetizing force is withdrawn, as soft iron; -- called also residual magnetism.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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