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remanent |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Remanent \Rem"a*nent\ (-nent), n. [See {Remanent}, a.] That which remains; a remnant; a residue. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Remanent \Rem"a*nent\, a. [L. remanens, p. pr of remanere See {Remain}, and cf {Remnant}.] 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magnetism} (Physics), magnetism which remains in a body that has little coercive force after the magnetizing force is withdrawn, as soft iron; -- called also {residual magnetism}.
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