bivalent

bivɑlɑ̃

Definition

Definition of bivalent - Reverso French Dictionary

Adjective

double usage

Rare

qui a deux fonctions ou deux usages différents

Rare

Ce produit bivalent nettoie et désinfecte en même temps.

à double usage

polyvalent

chimie

TECH.

qui forme exactement deux liaisons avec d'autres atomes

TECH.

L'oxygène est un élément bivalent dans la molécule d'eau.

divalent

linguistique

TECH.

qui demande deux participants pour avoir un sens complet

TECH.

Le verbe donner est bivalent car il faut quelqu'un qui donne et quelqu'un qui reçoit.

logique

TECH.

qui ne reconnaît que deux valeurs possibles : vrai ou faux

TECH.

La logique bivalente ne permet pas les réponses floues.

binaire

génétique

TECH.

qui forme une paire de chromosomes unis pendant la division cellulaire

TECH.

Les chromosomes bivalents se séparent lors de la méiose.

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Origin of bivalent

latin, bi- (deux) + valens (valent)

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booléen

adj.

bivalent

qui ne peut avoir que deux valeurs possibles

booléien

adj.

bivalent

qui ne peut prendre que deux valeurs opposées comme vrai ou faux

tétrade

biologie

ensemble de quatre chromatides unies dans un bivalent

Examples of bivalent in a sentence

Leur solution bivalente répond à deux besoins distincts.
Le chlore est également un atome bivalent.
Certains ions bivalents jouent un rôle essentiel en biologie.
Le verbe « offrir » est aussi bivalent en français.
En linguistique, on étudie les verbes bivalents pour analyser les phrases.
Ce système informatique utilise un raisonnement bivalent.

En mathématiques, certains problèmes exigent une approche bivalente.
Chaque bivalent contient deux chromosomes homologues.
L’observation des bivalents est essentielle en cytogénétique.

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English:dual-purpose, divalent, ...
German:bivalent, zweiwertig, ...
Italian:bivalente, binario, ...
Spanish:bivalente, ditransitivo, ...
Portuguese:bivalente, duplo, ...
Chinese:双功能, 二价的, ...
Japanese:二機能の, 二価性の, ...
Arabic:ثنائي الوظيفة, ثنائي التكافؤ, ...
Hebrew:בִּיוַּלִּי, דּוּ־עֵרֶךְ, ...
Russian:двойного назначения, двухвалентный, ...
Ukrainian:бівалентний, двовалентний, ...
Catalan:bivalent, ...
Danish:dobbeltfunktionel, divalent, ...
Dutch:bivalent, bivalente, ...
Greek:διπλή λειτουργία, δισθενής, ...
Khmer:មានពីរមុខងារ, ទ្វេវ៉ាឡង់, ...
Korean:이중 기능의, 이가의, ...
Polish:bivalentny, dwuwartościowy, ...
Portuguese (BR):bivalente, diplo, ...
Romanian:bivalent, bivalentă, ...
Swedish:dubbelverkande, bivalent, ...
Thai:สองหน้าที่, ไบวาเลนต์, ...
Turkish:çift işlevli, iki değerlikli, ...
Vietnamese:hai chức năng, hai hóa trị, ...

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