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Definition of Valences

valence
Valance Val"ance, n. [Perhaps fr. OF. avalant descending, hanging down, p. pr. of avaler to go down, let down, descent (cf. Avalanche); but probably from the town of Valence in France.] 1. Hanging drapery for a bed, couch, window, or the like, especially that which hangs around a bedstead, from the bed to the floor. [Written also valence.] Valance of Venice gold in needlework. --Shak. 2. The drooping edging of the lid of a trunk. which covers the joint when the lid is closed.
Valence
Valence Va"lence, n. [From L. valens, -entis, p. pr. of valere to have power, to be strong. See Valiant.] (Chem.) The degree of combining power of an atom (or radical) as shown by the number of atoms of hydrogen (or of other monads, as chlorine, sodium, etc.) with which it will combine, or for which it can be substituted, or with which it can be compared; thus, an atom of hydrogen is a monad, and has a valence of one; the atoms of oxygen, nitrogen, and carbon are respectively dyads, triads, and tetrads, and have a valence respectively of two, three, and four. Note: The valence of certain elements varies in different compounds. Valence in degree may extend as high as seven or eight, as in the cases of iodine and osmium respectively. The doctrine of valence has been of fundamental importance in distinguishing the equivalence from the atomic weight, and is an essential factor in explaining the chemical structures of compounds.

Meaning of Valences from wikipedia

- an element can be said to have more than one valence. The etymology of the words valence (plural valences) and valency (plural valencies) traces back to...
- Look up Valence, valence, valencies, or valency in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Valence or valency may refer to: Valence (chemistry), a measure of...
- Look up vale in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A vale is a type of valley. Vale may also refer to: Vale, Georgia, a town in the Samtskhe-Javakheti region...
- Vales or Valeš (feminine Valešová) is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Look up vales in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Erni Vales...
- called their "Verwandtschaftseinheiten" ("affinity units", now called "valences" or "bonds"), was based largely on evidence from chemical reactions, rather...
- Valize is a Dutch surname. It may refer to: Jan Valize (born 1982), Dutch politician Mitch Valize (born 1995), Dutch Para-cyclist Valise This page lists...
- Port Vale Football Club are a professional football club based in Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent, England, which compete in EFL League Two, the fourth tier of...
- Valy may refer to places: Valy (Cheb District), a muni****lity and village in the Karlovy Vary Region Valy (Pardubice District), a muni****lity and village...
- outer valences, and inner valences." These inner valences contained an embroidered poem by Isaac Watts, "Meditation in a Grove." These valences would...
- economic recovery as a valences issue, the US elections of 1952; where Stokes recognized the Korean war and corruption as two valence issues, and the 1956...