\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   force is withdrawn, as soft iron; -- called also {residual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}.