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

The weight of the projectile is 88 pounds, and its remanent velocity at the moment of impact is 1,295 feet.

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Item a remanent of crymesyn cloth of golde of tissewe to make a cushon & ij corpvs cases.

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He only understands that the band was with the remanent letters, and put in the Castle by George Dalgleish.

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