remanent

R1E1M3A1N1E1N1T1
/ˈɹɛmənənt/

adjective

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

“remanent magnetism; remanent induction; remanent polarization”

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Meanings

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

    remanent magnetism; remanent induction; remanent polarization

    1 more example

    That little hope that is remanent hath its degree according to the infancy or growth of the habit.

    1651–1653, Jer[emy] Taylor, ΕΝΙΑΥΤΟΣ [Eniautos]. A Course of Sermons for All the Sundays of the Year. […], 2nd edition, London: […] Richard Royston […], published 1655, →OCLC
  2. ScotlandAdditional.
nounremanent (plural remanents)

plural remanents

  1. That which remains; a remnant; a residue.

    Synonyms: remains, remainder, remnant

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThat which remains; a remnant; a residue.

Origin

  1. Latinremanens
  2. Englishremanent

From Latin remanens, present participle of remaneō (“to remain”).

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APA

remanent. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/remanent

MLA

“remanent.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/remanent. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “remanent,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/remanent.

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