constante

See also: Constante

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French constante.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌkɔnˈstɑn.tə/

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• Hyphenation: con‧stan‧te
• Rhymes: -ɑntə

Noun

constante f (plural constanten)

1. constant, non-variable factor or quantity

Derived terms

• fijnstructuurconstante
• gasconstante
• gravitatieconstante
• veerconstante
• zwaartekrachtsconstante

Descendants

• → Indonesian: konstanta

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɔ̃s.tɑ̃t/

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• Homophone: constantes

Adjective

constante

1. feminine singular of constant

Noun

constante f (plural constantes)

1. (algebra) constant (quantity that remains at a fixed value throughout a given discussion)

   Coordinate term: variable

Derived terms

• constante d’Avogadro

Further reading

• “constante”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

• contentas

Galician

Adjective

constante m or f (plural constantes)

1. constant

   Antonym: inconstante

Further reading

• “constante” in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega, Royal Galician Academy.

Italian

Participle

constante (plural constanti)

1. present participle of constare

Anagrams

• sconnetta, scontante, scontenta

Latin

Adjective

cōnstante

1. ablative masculine/feminine/neuter singular of cōnstāns

Portuguese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese constante, from Latin cōnstantem, present active participle of cōnstō (“to stand together”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kõsˈtɐ̃.t͡ʃi/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kõsˈtɐ̃.t͡ʃi/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /kõʃˈtɐ̃.t͡ʃi/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /kõsˈtɐ̃.te/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kõʃˈtɐ̃.tɨ/

• Hyphenation: cons‧tan‧te

Noun

constante f (plural constantes)

1. constant (that which is permanent or invariable)

   Synonym: constância

   Antonym: variável

2. (algebra) constant (quantity that remains fixed)
3. (sciences) constant (property that does not change)
4. (programming) constant (identifier that is bound to an invariant value)

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:constante.

Derived terms

• constante de Avogadro
• constante de desintegração
• constante de dissociação
• constante de equilíbrio
• constante de Faraday
• constante de força
• constante de gravitação
• constante de Hubble
• constante de Planck
• constante de proporcionalidade
• constante dielétrica
• constante dos gases perfeitos
• constante radioativa
• constante solar

Adjective

constante m or f (plural constantes)

1. constant (unchanged through time or space)

   Synonym: imutável

2. constant (consistently recurring over time)

   Synonyms: frequente, contínuo, incessante, ininterrupto, perene

3. constant (steady in purpose, action)
4. which is included somewhere on in something

   Synonyms: incluído, incluso

   As palavras constantes neste dicionário são de todas as línguas.

   The words included in this dictionary are of all languages.

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:constante.

Antonyms

• (antonym(s) of "that which is permanent or invariable"): variável
• (antonym(s) of "consistently recurring over time"): descontínuo, inconstante, intermitente

Related terms

• constância
• constantemente
• constar

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /konsˈtante/ [kõnsˈt̪ãn̪.t̪e]
• Rhymes: -ante
• Syllabification: cons‧tan‧te

Adjective

constante m or f (masculine and feminine plural constantes)

1. constant

   Antonym: inconstante

Derived terms

• constantemente

 

Noun

constante f (plural constantes)

1. constant

Derived terms

• constantes vitales

 

Related terms

• constar

 

Further reading

• “constante”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014