valência

See also: valencia, Valencia, valencià, València, and Valência

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin valentia, from Latin valēns.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /vaˈlẽ.si.ɐ/ [vaˈlẽ.sɪ.ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /vaˈlẽ.sjɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /vaˈlẽ.si.ɐ/ [vaˈlẽ.sɪ.ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /vaˈlẽ.sjɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /vaˈlẽ.si.a/ [vaˈlẽ.sɪ.a], (faster pronunciation) /vaˈlẽ.sja/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /vɐˈlẽ.sjɐ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /vɐˈlẽ.sjɐ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /bɐˈlẽ.sjɐ/

• Rhymes: -ẽsjɐ
• Hyphenation: va‧lên‧ci‧a

Noun

valência f (plural valências)

1. (chemistry) valence / valency

Related terms

• valente