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Definitions: Valence |
ValenceNoun1. (biology) a relative capacity to unite or react or interact as with antigens or a biological substrate. 2. (chemistry) a property of atoms or radicals; their combining power given in terms of the number of hydrogen atoms (or the equivalent). Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "valence" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1050. (references) |
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Fine Arts | A border or similar drapery which is hung above the front curtain to conceal the flies. . Source: European Union. (references) |
Mining | The degree of combining power of an element or a radical. (references) |
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(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
Valence is the name of several places in France:
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Valence."
Synonym: ValenceSynonym: valency (n). (additional references) |
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Movie/TV Titles | Commissaire Valence (2003) | |
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| "Valence" is generally used as a noun (proper) -- approximately 70.55% of the time. "Valence" is used about 146 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (proper) | 70.55% | 103 | 32,137 |
| Noun (singular) | 29.45% | 43 | 52,181 |
| Total | 100.00% | 146 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| Country | Name |
| USA | Valence Technology, Inc. |
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Source: compiled by the editor from Icon Group International, Inc.
Expressions using "valence": unlinked valence bond ♦ valence bond ♦ valence electron ♦ valence electrons. Additional references. | |
| Hyphenated Usage | |
Beginning with "valence": valence-electron, valence-level, valence-shell, valence-valence, valence-virtual. | |
Ending with "valence": Beaumont-les-valence, valence-valence. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
valence | 149 |
valence france | 78 |
holly valence | 43 |
window valence | 43 |
electron valence | 35 |
valence technology | 31 |
semiconductor valence | 17 |
hotel valence | 17 |
curtain valence | 12 |
danse de de stage valence | 11 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "valence"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Albanian | Valencë (valency). (various references) | |
Arabic | تكافؤ بالكيمياء (valency), التكافؤ (valency). (various references) | |
Bulgarian | 'аленция, 'алентност. (various references) | |
Chinese | 化学价 (Valencies, valency), 價 (price, value). (various references) | |
Czech | Mocenství (valency). (various references) | |
Danish | vedhaengskraft (adhesion, the state in which two surfaces are held together by interfacial forces which may consist of valence forces), valensbinding (covalent bonding, linked bond, valence bond), TU (afterload, CUSsi, Customs Union Service, filmcoated, first barrier, firstpass, hypouricaemia, irregular heartbeat, lack of uric acid in the blood, lipophilic, liquifilm, locoregional, morphinomimetic, oncotic, simulating effects of morphine, soporific, subcapsular, swelling related, syphilitis-related, thin liquid layer of coating, torsade de pointes, trivalent, vagolytic, with a valence of three, with an affinity for fat), strukturformel (constitutional formula, graphic formula, projection formula, structural formula, valence dash formula), kovalent binding (covalent binding, covalent bond, covalent bonding, linked bond, valence bond), fri valensbinding (unlinked valence bond), biologisk vaerdi (biological valence, biological value), adhaesion (adherence, adhesion, adhesiveness, the state in which two surfaces are held together by interfacial forces which may consist of valence forces). (various references) | |
Dutch | vrije valentiebinding (unlinked valence bond), valentiebinding (covalent bonding, linked bond, valence bond), structuurformule (constitutional formula, graphic formula, projection formula, structural formula, valence dash formula), covalente binding (covalent binding, covalent bond, covalent bonding, linked bond, valence bond), biologische waarde (biological valence, biological value), adhesie (adherence, adhesion, adhesiveness, grip, gripping, purchase, sticking property, the state in which two surfaces are held together by interfacial forces which may consist of valence forces). (various references) | |
Farsi | قدر (Deal, Esteem, Importance, Magnitude, Quantity, Significance, Value), واحدظرفیت , توان (Exponent, Potency, Power, Vigor, Vim), ارزاءی , ارزش (Avail, Cost, Price, Value), ظرفیت شیمیاءی , ظرفیت (Capacity, Quality, Span), بنیان ترکیب اتمی , بنیان (Basis, Root, Warpandwoof). (various references) | |
Finnish | valenssiliitos (covalent bonding, linked bond, valence bond), valenssielektroni (valence electrons), sidoselektroni (valence electrons), liittämätön valenssisidos (unlinked valence bond), ei-liitetty valenssiliitos (unlinked valence bond), adheesio (accretion, adhesion, bond, the state in which two surfaces are held together by interfacial forces which may consist of valence forces). (various references) | |
French | Valence (Valencia, valency), lambrequin (valance). (various references) | |
German | Wertigkeit (valency), Valenz (valency). (various references) | |
Greek | Συνδυαστική "ύναμη χημικού Στοιχείου, Σθένοσ. (various references) | |
Hungarian | Vegyérték (partial valence, valency). (various references) | |
Indonesian | valensi. (various references) | |
Italian | Valenza (valency), fregio (fret, frieze, ornament, ornamental, small floral ornament, valance). (various references) | |
Japanese Kanji | 原子価 (atomic value), 数価 . (various references) | |
Japanese Katakana | すうか, '"しか (atomic value). (various references) | |
Korean | 원자가 (Valencies, valency). (various references) | |
Manx | fioose (fuse, valency), ablid chianglee (valency). (various references) | |
Pig Latin | alencevay.(various references) | |
Portuguese | Valência (valency), Sanefa (valance, valency), Rodapé Da Cama (valance, valency), Cortinado (curtain, portière, purdah, valance, valency). (various references) | |
Romanian | Valenţã (valency). (various references) | |
Russian | 'алентность. (various references) | |
Serbo-Croatian | valencija (bond, valency), hemijska valenca (valency). (various references) | |
Spanish | Valencia (Valencia, valency). (various references) | |
Swedish | Valens (basicity, valency). (various references) | |
Turkish | Değerlik (valency), Birleşme Değeri (valency), Bağdeğer (valency). (various references) | |
Ukranian | 'алентність. (various references) | |
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| Language | Period | Translations |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | valentia. (various references) |
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Derivations | |
Words beginning with "valence": valences. (additional references) | |
Words ending with "valence": ambivalence, covalence, equivalence, multivalence, nonequivalence, polyvalence, prevalence. (additional references) | |
Words containing "valence": ambivalences, covalences, equivalences, multivalences, nonequivalences, polyvalences, prevalences. (additional references) | |
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"Valence" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: avence, Ivalace, Malenko, valen, valenced, valenki, valens, valice, Valiente, valine, vallen, Vallone, valuence, varence, Vasenko, volence. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "valence" (pronounced vā"luns) |
| 6 | v ā" l u n s | surveillance. |
| 4 | -l u n s | ambivalence, ambulance, balance, benevolence, condolence, counterbalance, equivalence, excellence, imbalance, insolence, nonviolence, opulence, parlance, pestilence, petulance, prevalence, resemblance, semblance, silence, turbulence, unbalance, vigilance, violence, virulence. |
| 3 | -u n s | abeyance, abhorrence, absence, abstinence, abundance, acceptance, accordance, acquaintance, acquiescence, adherence, admirations, admittance, adolescence, affluence, allegiance, alliance, allowance, ambiance, ambience, annoyance, appearance, appliance, arrogance, ascendance, assistance, assurance, attendance, audience, avoidance, belligerence, beneficence, bioscience, brilliance, cadence, capacitance, chrominance, circumference, clairvoyance, Clarence, clearance, coexistence, cognizance, coherence, coincidence, coinsurance, comeuppance, competence, compliance, concurrence, conference, confidence, confluence, conformance, congruence, connivance, conscience, consequence, consistence, continuance, contrivance, convalescence, convenience, convergence, conveyance, correspondence, countenance, counterintelligence, credence, dalliance, decadence, Defeasance, deference, defiance, deliverance, dependence, deterrence, deviance, difference, diligence, disallowance, disappearance, discontinuance, disobedience, dissidence, dissonance, distance, disturbance, divergence, dominance, ebullience, elegance, eloquence, emergence, eminence, endurance, entrance, essence, evanescence, evidence, existence, expedience, experience, extravagance, exuberance, flamboyance, Florence, forbearance, fragrance, furtherance, governance, grievance, guidance, hindrance, ignorance, immanence, imminence, impatience, impedance, importance, impotence, imprudence, inadvertence, incidence, incoherence, incompetence, incontinence, inconvenience, independence, indifference, inductance, indulgence, inexperience, inference, influence, inheritance, innocence, insignificance, insistence, instance, insurance, intelligence, interdependence, interference, intolerance, intransigence, invariance, irrelevance, irreverence, issuance, jurisprudence, licence, license, luminance, luminescence, maintenance, malfeasance, negligence, neuroscience, noncompliance, noninterference, nuisance, obedience, observance, obsolescence, occurrence, omnipotence, omnipresence, ordinance, Ordnance, overabundance, overconfidence, overdependence, overreliance, patience, penance, performance, permanence, persecutions, perseverance, persistence, phosphorescence, pittance, precedence, predominance, preeminence, preference, preponderance, prescience, presence, prominence, protuberance, provenance, Providence, province, prudence, pseudoscience, quintessence, radiance, reappearance, reassurance, recalcitrance, recognizance, reconnaissance, recurrence, reemergence, reference, reinspections, reinsurance, relevance, reliance, reluctance, remembrance, reminiscence, remittance, repentance, residence, resilience, resistance, resonance, resurgence, reticence, reverence, riddance, science, senescence, sentence, sequence, severance, significance, submergence, subservience, subsidence, subsistence, substance, sustenance, teleconference, temperance, tolerance, transcendence, transference, transience, utterance, variance, vehemence, vengeance, videoconference. |
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Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
Direct Anagrams: enclave. | |
| Words within the letters "a-c-e-e-l-n-v" | |
-1 letter: cleave, enlace, leaven. | |
-2 letters: anele, calve, clave, clean, lance, leave, navel, veena, venae, venal. | |
-3 letters: acne, alec, alee, cane, cave, clan, eave, elan, even, lace, lane, lave, lean, leva, nave, neve, vale, vane, veal, vela, vena. | |
-4 letters: ace, ale, ane, ave, can, cee, cel, eel, eve, lac, lav, lea, lee, lev, nae, nee, vac, van, vee. | |
-5 letters: ae, al, an, el, en, la, na, ne. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-c-e-e-l-n-v" | |
+1 letter: enclaves, valences, vernacle. | |
+2 letters: covalence, evangelic, overclean, relevance, relevancy, valencies, vernacles. | |
+3 letters: cantilever, convalesce, covalences, overcleans, prevalence, relevances. | |
+4 letters: ambivalence, cantilevers, conceivable, convalesced, convalesces, conversable, covalencies, deliverance, equivalence, equivalency, evangelical, irrelevance, irrelevancy, malevolence, overbalance, overcleaned, polyvalence, prevalences, relevancies. | |
+5 letters: ambivalences, antiviolence, cantilevered, convalescent, deliverances, equivalences, evangelicals, evangelistic, irrelevances, malevolences, multivalence, overbalanced, overbalances, overcleaning, overclearing, overreliance, polyvalences, surveillance, verticalness. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)56 61 6C 65 6E 63 65 |
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| American Sign Language (origins from 1620-1817 in Italy and, especially, France) (references)
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| Semaphore (1791, in France) (references)
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| Braille (1829, in France) (references)
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Morse Code (1836) (references)...- .- .-.. . -. -.-. . |
| Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01010110 01100001 01101100 01100101 01101110 01100011 01100101 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)V a l e n c e |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0056 0061 006C 0065 006E 0063 0065 |
| British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)56677871806971 |
| 1. Definition 2. Synonyms 3. Crosswords 4. Usage: Modern | 5. Usage: Commercial 6. Usage Frequency 7. Names: Company Usage 8. Expressions | 9. Expressions: Internet 10. Translations: Modern 11. Translations: Ancient 12. Derivations | 13. Rhymes 14. Anagrams 15. Orthography 16. Bibliography |
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