Rem"a*nent (-nent), n. [See
Remanent, a.] That which remains; a
remnant; a residue.
Rem"a*nent, a. [L. remanens, p.
pr. of remanere. See Remain, and cf. Remnant.]
Remaining; residual.
That little hope that is remanent hath its
degree according to the infancy or growth of the habit.
Jer. Taylor.
Remanent magnetism (Physics),
magnetism which remains in a body that has little coercive force
after the magnetizing force is withdrawn, as soft iron; -- called also
residual magnetism.