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remanent

American  
[rem-uh-nuhnt] / ˈrɛm ə nənt /

adjective

  1. remaining; left behind.


remanent British  
/ ˈrɛmənənt /

adjective

  1. rare remaining or left over

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of remanent

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

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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 Oct. 11, 2023

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 Jun. 23, 2016

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 Jul. 30, 2015

For whan they sawe the youth of Athenes and of al the remanent of Grece inclyned to al ylles they toke occasion to note suche myslyuinge.

From The Ship of Fools, Volume 1 by Barclay, Alexander

The 6 inch projectiles were fired from a distance of 3,280 feet, with a remanent velocity of 1,300 feet.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 531, March 6, 1886 by Various

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