multivalence

ˌmʌltɪˈveɪləns

Definition

Definition of multivalence - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

many meanings

Rare

quality of having multiple meanings or appeals

Rare

The multivalence of the artwork intrigued the audience.

ambiguity

multiplicity

polysemy

chemistry

TECH.

state of an atom having more than one valence

TECH.

The multivalence of the element affects its chemical reactions..

polyvalence

polyvalency

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Origin of multivalence

Latin, multus (many) + valentia (strength)

Examples of multivalence in a sentence

Critics praised the film for its multivalence and depth.
Scientists studied the multivalence of the compound.
The multivalence property is crucial in this reaction.

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French:multivalence, ...
German:Mehrdeutigkeit, Multivalenz, ...
Italian:multivalenza, valenza multipla, ...
Spanish:multivalencia, valencia múltiple, ...
Portuguese:multivalência, estado multivalente, ...
Chinese:多重意义, 多价态, ...
Japanese:多義性, 多価性, ...
Arabic:تعدد الدلالات, تعدد تكافؤ, ...
Hebrew:רִיבּוּי מַשְׁמָעוּיוֹת, רַב-וַלֶּנְטִיּוּת, ...
Russian:многозначность, многовалентность, ...
Ukrainian:багатозначність, ...
Hindi:बहुअर्थकता, बहुवैलेंसी, ...
Bengali:মাল্টিভ্যালেন্স, বহুমূল্যতা, ...
Catalan:multivalència, ...
Czech:mnohoznačnost, multivalence, ...
Danish:flertydighed, multivalens, ...
Dutch:meerduidigheid, multivalentie, ...
Greek:πολυσημία, πολυδύναμος, ...
Hungarian:többértelműség, többvegyértékűség, ...
Khmer:គុណភាពនៃការមានន័យ ឬភាពទាក់ទាញច្រើន, សភាពដែលអាតូមមានវ៉ាឡង់ច្រើនជាងមួយ, ...
Korean:다중성, 다가성, ...
Persian:چندمعنایی, چند ظرفیتی, ...
Polish:wieloznaczność, ...
Portuguese (BR):multivalência, estado multivalente, ...
Romanian:multivalență, ...
Swedish:mångtydighet, ...
Thai:ความหลากหลายของความหมาย, มัลติวาเลนซ์, ...
Turkish:çok anlamlılık, çok değerliklilik, ...
Vietnamese:sự đa nghĩa, đa hóa trị, ...

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