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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesvalenza
Pronunciation / Transliteration: vaˈlɛntsa
"La valenza chimica regola la formazione delle molecole."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The combining power of an element, especially as measured by the number of hydrogen atoms it can displace or combine with.
"Carbon has a valency of four in most organic compounds." - 2
The number of arguments that a verb can take in a particular syntactic construction.
"Transitive verbs have a higher valency than intransitive verbs."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the late 19th century from Latin valentia, meaning 'strength' or 'capacity', based on valere ('to be strong'). Initially adopted in chemistry to describe combining power, the term later expanded into linguistics in the mid-20th century to describe the syntactic arguments required by a verb.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Valency" is said worldwide
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valence
Transliteration: valɑ̃s
"La valence de cet élément chimique détermine ses liaisons."
Valenz
Transliteration: vaˈlɛnt͡s
"Die Valenz des Verbs bestimmt die Anzahl der Ergänzungen."
valenza
Transliteration: vaˈlɛntsa
"La valenza chimica regola la formazione delle molecole."
valencia
Transliteration: baˈlensja
"La valencia del verbo es un concepto clave en sintaxis."
valência
Transliteration: vaˈlẽsiɐ
"A valência química indica o poder de combinação dos átomos."
संयोजकता
Transliteration: sanyojakta
"कार्बन की संयोजकता चार होती है।"
价
Transliteration: jià
"这个元素的化合价是固定的。"
원자가
Transliteration: wonjaga
"이 화학 원소의 원자가를 계산하시오."
価
Transliteration: ka
"原子の価数によって結びつきが決まります。"
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