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English
Etymology
From Latin remanens, present participle of remaneō (“I remain”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
remanent
- Remaining or persisting especially after an electrical or magnetic influence is removed.
- remanent magnetism; remanent induction; remanent polarization
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- (Scotland) Additional.
Noun
remanent (plural remanents)
- That which remains; a remnant; a residue.
Synonyms
References
- “remanent”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E Smith, editors (1911), “remanent”, in The Century Dictionary , New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC.
- “remanent”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
Anagrams
Latin
Verb
remanent
- third-person plural present active indicative of remaneō
Polish
Etymology
Perhaps borrowed from Italian rimanente, from rimanere, from Latin remanēre.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /rɛˈma.nɛnt/
- Rhymes: -anɛnt
- Syllabification: re‧ma‧nent
Noun
remanent m inan (diminutive remanencik)
- (operations) inventory, stocktaking (detailed list of all of the items on hand)
- Synonyms: inwentaryzacja, spis
- summary, tally
- Synonyms: obrachunek, podsumowanie, zestawienie
Declension
Derived terms
Further reading
- remanent in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- remanent in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French rémanent.
Adjective
remanent m or n (feminine singular remanentă, masculine plural remanenți, feminine and neuter plural remanente)
- residual
Declension