remanence

See also: rémanence

English

Noun

remanence (countable and uncountable, plural remanences)

  1. (physics) The magnetization left behind in a medium after an external magnetic field is removed.
  2. (archaic) The state of being remanent; continuance; permanence.
    (Can we find and add a quotation of Jeremy Taylor to this entry?)
    • Samuel Taylor Coleridge
      the remanence of the will in the fallen spirit

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