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PRONUNCIATION OF POLYVALENCE

polyvalence  [ˌpɒlɪˈveɪləns] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF POLYVALENCE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Polyvalence is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES POLYVALENCE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Polyvalence

In chemistry, polyvalence or multivalence refers to atoms or molecules that exhibit more than one valence. Polyvalence or polyvalent may also refer to: ▪ Polyvalence, the musical use of more than one key simultaneously ▪ Polyvalent antibody, a group of antibodies that have affinity for various antigens ▪ Polyvalent logic, a form of many-valued logic or probabilistic logic ▪ Polyvalent vaccine, a vaccine that can vaccinate a person against more than one strain of a disease ▪ Sala Polivalentă, various stadiums in Romania commonly translated as Polyvalent Hall ▪ Snake antivenom that contains neutralizing antibodies against two or more species of snakes...

Definition of polyvalence in the English dictionary

The definition of polyvalence in the dictionary is the state of being polyvalent.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH POLYVALENCE


bivalence
baɪˈveɪləns
covalence
kəʊˈveɪləns
dataveillance
ˈdeɪtəˌveɪləns
divalence
daɪˈveɪləns
hypervigilance
ˌhaɪpəˈvɪdʒɪləns
jubilance
ˈdʒuːbɪləns
monovalence
ˌmɒnəʊˈveɪləns
multivalence
ˌmʌltɪˈveɪləns
pentavalence
ˌpɛntəˈveɪləns
pestilence
ˈpɛstɪləns
quadrivalence
ˌkwɒdrɪˈveɪləns
quinquevalence
ˌkwɪŋkwɪˈveɪləns
sibilance
ˈsɪbɪləns
silence
ˈsaɪləns
surveillance
sɜːˈveɪləns
tetravalence
ˌtɛtrəˈveɪləns
trivalence
traɪˈveɪləns
univalence
ˌjuːnɪˈveɪləns
valence
ˈveɪləns
vigilance
ˈvɪdʒɪləns

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE POLYVALENCE

polytrophic
polytunnel
polytype
polytypic
polytypical
polyunsaturate
polyunsaturated
polyurethan
polyurethane
polyuria
polyuric
polyvalency
polyvalent
polyvinyl
polyvinyl acetate
polyvinyl chloride
polyvinyl resin
polyvinylidene
polyvinylidene chloride
polywater

WORDS THAT END LIKE POLYVALENCE

ambivalence
at your convenience
benevolence
condolence
domestic violence
equivalence
excellence
flatulence
fraudulence
insolence
nonviolence
opulence
par excellence
prevalence
radio silence
somnolence
succulence
turbulence
ultraviolence
violence
virulence

Synonyms and antonyms of polyvalence in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «polyvalence» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF POLYVALENCE

Find out the translation of polyvalence to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of polyvalence from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «polyvalence» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

多价
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

polivalencia
570 millions of speakers

English

polyvalence
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

polyvalence
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

polyvalence
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

поливалентность
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

polivalência
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

polyvalence
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

polyvalence
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Polyvalence
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Polyvalenz
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

多原子価
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

다가
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Polyvalence
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

polyvalence
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

polyvalence
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बहुविधता
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

polyvalence
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

polivalenza
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Polyvalence
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

полівалентність
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

polivalență
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

πολυσθενή
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

veelzijdigheid
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

polyvalens
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

polyvalence
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of polyvalence

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «POLYVALENCE»

The term «polyvalence» is regularly used and occupies the 65.663 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «POLYVALENCE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «polyvalence» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «polyvalence» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about polyvalence

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «POLYVALENCE»

Discover the use of polyvalence in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to polyvalence and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Cliffs of Fall: Paradox and Polyvalence in the Parables of Jesus
Paradox and Polyvalence in the Parables of Jesus John Dominic Crossan. And there will also be good interpretations, both good and plural, and even then we shall never be really certain what makes the good soil good. When, then, the ...
John Dominic Crossan, 2008
2
Time-based Architecture
The word was introduced to the architectural debate by Hertz- berger1, some of whose ideas on polyvalence can be seen in the Diagoon houses he designed for Delft. Here too polyvalence means that the building can be used in different ...
Bernard Leupen, René Heijne, Jasper van Zwol, 2005
3
Approaches to Poetry: Some Aspects of Textuality, ...
in poetic texts, so that a "principle of generalizing" as a regulative force of poetic reading seems justified. Exactly which strategies readers apply in this process is left open to further research. M MOD 9 Principle of Weak Polyvalence While it is ...
János S. Petöfi, Terry Olivi, 1994
4
Anatomies of Narrative Criticism: The Past, Present, and ...
Polyvalence and Biblical Interpretation so what is meant by “polyvalence”? The word valence (from the Latin valen- tia) means “power” or “capacity,” especially with reference to the making of connections. In chemistry, the valence of an atom  ...
Tom Thatcher, Stephen D. Moore, 2008
5
Lessons for Students in Architecture
6. FUNCTIONALITY,. FLEXIBILITY. AND. POLYVALENCE. In functionalist architecture the form was derived from the expression of efficiency (which did not automatically mean that all functionalist architecture was equally efficacious).
Herman Hertzberger, 2001
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Sourcebook on Rhetoric
105).2 Condit suggested that scholars distinguish between polysemy and polyvalence. She wrote, Polyvalence occurs when audience members share understandings of the denotations of a text but disagree about the valuation of those ...
James Jasinski, 2001
7
The Handbook of Global Online Journalism
Professional convergence: Polyvalence Convergence also modifies the profile of those who exercise the profession of journalist. This mutation is, to a certain extent, a logical consequence of the development of technologies and working ...
Eugenia Siapera, Andreas Veglis, 2012
8
New Faiths, Old Fears: Muslims and Other Asian Immigrants in ...
The first term is polyvalence. It presupposes diversity, but unlike diversity, it accents not just perpetual variety and change but also stability and persistence. If diversity is a myriad of changing forms, polyvalence is the plumbing of depths within ...
Bruce B. Lawrence, 2013
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The Psychology and Sociology of Literature: In Honor of ...
Thus, this variant of an inter-individually polyvalent generation of meaning may be juxtaposed as a weak version to the strong version of the hypothesis of polyvalence postulating an intra-individually polyvalent generation of meaning (cf .
Dick H. Schram, Gerard Steen, 2001
10
The Social Foundations of Industrial Power: A Comparison of ...
Since job assignment involves nothing more than finding an individual with the right profile (or potential) to fit a specific job (defined as a set of tasks of a certain technical complexity), polyvalence can only be thought of as a capacity for holding ...
Marc Maurice, François Sellier, Jean-Jacques Silvestre, 1986

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «POLYVALENCE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term polyvalence is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Decoding Timbre of Tagore's Timeless Songs
The essence of poetry lies in a kind of polyvalence, of multiple meanings implied at, and the tension generated internally from them. Now, Jana ... «The New Indian Express, Jul 15»
2
Dossiers CinéPhilippes : Charlot ou comment du chaos de la …
Le 16 mai 1929, lors de la première cérémonie des Oscars, Chaplin reçoit un oscar d'honneur pour sa polyvalence et son génie à jouer, écrire, ... «TVQC, Jul 15»
3
Benjamin Stambouli Would Be the Perfect PSG Replacement for …
Stambouli's polyvalence would be one major lure for PSG, but the fact that he will not expect to play in every game will also be of benefit to ... «Bleacher Report, Jul 15»
4
Test - Canon PowerShot G3 X
... au niveau de l'objectif et de la qualité optique, cet APN devrait proposer une très bonne qualité d'image et une polyvalence à toute épreuve. «Focus Numérique, Jul 15»
5
Iggy Azalea passe en coup de vent
Créatif dans ses changements de rythme, alternant dubstep, house et un brin de techno, Robinson a aussi montré beaucoup de polyvalence. «Le Journal de Montréal, Jul 15»
6
Alassane Touré aurait déjà pu aller au Gazélec après Lens
C'est une polyvalence qui nous intéresse. » (Source : Site officiel du Gazélec Ajaccio). Touzghar_Lens_300814_5. Article Précédent En ... «Lensois.com, Jul 15»
7
'Math Bass: Off the Clock' Poses Few Questions and Supplies Fewer …
Many artists have courted formal and conceptual polyvalence, but few as successfully as Brancusi, so it's hard to see what further complication ... «Village Voice, Jul 15»
8
Place à « Duels », le nouveau spectacle extérieur de Montréal …
Avec une énergie contagieuse, les 35 interprètes déploieront leur polyvalence pour illustrer les multiples duels de l'existence. Close. «Le Huffington Post Quebec, Jul 15»
9
Comiccon de Montréal: Game of Thrones, The Walking Dead, Les …
La croissance rapide du Comiccon au Palais des congrès démontre clairement la flexibilité et la polyvalence de nos installations. «TVQC, Jul 15»
10
Les Alouettes à la recherche d'une tête d'affiche
... que Brandon Whitaker, alors que Stefan Logan ajoutera une nouvelle dimension avec ses feintes, sa polyvalence et la qualité de ses efforts. «LaPresse.ca, Jun 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Polyvalence [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/polyvalence>. Apr 2024 ».
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