Category:Remanent

Rem"a*nent (-nent), n. Etym: [see remanent, a.]

Defn: that which remains; a remnant; a residue.

Remanent Rem"a*nent, a. Etym: [l. remanens, p. pr. of remanere. See remain, And cf. Remnant.]

Defn: 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magnetism (physics), magnetism which remains in a body that Has little coercive force after the magnetizing force is withdrawn, As soft iron; -- called also residual magnetism.