Remanent vs Remnant - What's the difference?
remanent | remnant | Related terms |
remaining or persisting especially after an electrical or magnetic influence is removed
* Jeremy Taylor
The small portion remaining of a larger thing or group.
The remaining fabric at the end of the bolt.
An unsold end of piece goods, as cloth, ribbons, carpets, etc.
(archaic) Remaining; still left.
* Fuller
* Prior
Remnant is a related term of remanent.
As adjectives the difference between remanent and remnant
is that remanent is remaining or persisting especially after an electrical or magnetic influence is removed while remnant is remaining; still left.As nouns the difference between remanent and remnant
is that remanent is that which remains; a remnant; a residue while remnant is the small portion remaining of a larger thing or group.remanent
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Adjective
(head)- remanent magnetism'', ''remanent induction'', ''remanent polarization
- That little hope that is remanent hath its degree according to the infancy or growth of the habit.
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Alternative forms
* remnaunt (obsolete)Noun
(en noun)- Usually not enough to make an entire project by itself, remnants of several fabrics can be used to make quilts.
Synonyms
* (Small remaining portion) relic, residue, remainder * (Unsold end of piece goods) remains * the'' rest ''ofDerived terms
* nova remnant * supernova remnantAdjective
(-)- Because of the remnant dregs of his disease.
- And quiet dedicate her remnant life / To the just duties of an humble wife.