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

Synonyms

• (continuance, permanence): remanency