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Valance vs Valency - What's the difference?

valance | valency |

As nouns the difference between valance and valency

is that valance is short curtain that hangs along the top edge of a window while valency is (graph theory) the number of edges connected to a vertex in a graph.

valance

English

Alternative forms

* valaunce (obsolete)

Noun

(en noun)
  • Short curtain that hangs along the top edge of a window.
  • A decorative framework used to conceal the curtain mechanism and so on at the top of a window.
  • (bedding) A short, decorative edging of cloth that hangs from the mattress to the floor.
  • The drooping edging of the lid of a trunk, which covers the joint when the lid is closed.

    • Synonyms

    * (bedding) dust ruffle

    valency

    English

    (wikipedia valency)

    Alternative forms

    * valence

    Noun

    (valencies) (mostly UK)
  • (graph theory) The number of edges connected to a vertex in a graph
  • (chemistry) valence
  • (linguistics) The capacity of a verb to take a specific number of arguments

    • Synonyms

    * (graph theory) degree * (linguistics) valence