remanent

[ rem-uh-nuhnt ]

adjective

1. remaining; left behind.

remanent

/ ˈrɛmənənt /

adjective

1. rare.
   remaining or left over

Word History and Origins

Origin of remanent¹

1375–1425; late Middle English < Latin remanent- (stem of remanēns ), present participle of remanēre. See remain, -ent

Example Sentences

Paleomagnetism is a branch of geophysics that uses remanent magnetization in rocks from the time of their formation to reconstruct the direction and/or strength of the geomagnetic field.

From Science Daily

Kirschvink specializes in measuring remanent magnetic fields in rock, which can indicate the latitude at which the rock formed, millions or billions of years ago, and can trace its tectonic wanderings.

From Science Magazine

Typically, magnets are used to sift for zircons, which contain magnetizable minerals such as magnetite—but that would have altered any remanent field in the zircons.

From Science Magazine

De quibus subtracta tertia parte pro campo jacente ad warectum, 64 sol. scilicet, remanent ad extentam annuam de puro 6 librae 8 sol. et de commodo terrae quae singulis annis potest inhokari 15 sol.

From Project Gutenberg

Majesty's mind so inclined to mercy, that, within short space thereafter, I was permitted to repair into Scotland, to deal with Earls Murray, Atholl, Bothwell, Argyll, and Secretary Lethington, in the name and behalf of the said Earl Morton, Lords Ruthven, Lindsay, and remanent accomplices....

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