Pronunciation
- IPA: /ˈveɪləns/
valence
- (chemistry, medicine, obsolete) An extract; a preparation, now especially one effective against a certain number of strains of a pathogen.
(chemistry) The combining capacity of an atom, radical or functional group determined by the number of electrons that it will lose, gain, or share when it combines with other atoms etc. [from 1884] - Synonyms: valency
- (chemistry) The number of binding sites of a molecule, such as an antibody or antigen.
(linguistics) The number of arguments that a verb can have, including its subject, ranging from zero (for the likes of "It rains") to three (for the likes of "He gives her a flower") or, less commonly, four. - Synonyms: valency
- The number of bonds that a verb has constitutes what we will call the valence of the verb.
(especially, psychology) A one-dimensional value assigned to an object, situation, or state, that can usually be positive or negative. [from 1935] - anger and fear have negative valence
- (sociology) Value.
- valent
- -valent
- French: valence
- German: Valenz, Wertigkeit
- Portuguese: valência
- Russian: вале́нтность
- Spanish: valencia
- German: Wertigkeit, Valenz
- German: Wert, Wertigkeit, Valenz
- IPA: /ˈvæləns/
valence (plural valences)
- Alternative spelling of valance
Valence
Proper noun
- A city/and/commune/capital in Drôme, in the.
- A village/commune in Charente, in the.
- A town/commune in Tarn-et-Garonne, in the.
- French: Valence
- Russian: Вала́нс
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