polyvalent
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Etymology
Adjective
polyvalent (comparative more polyvalent, superlative most polyvalent)
- Multivalent; having a number of different forms, purposes, meanings, aspects or principles.
- (chemistry) Having a high valence, especially more than three.
- (chemistry) Having multiple valencies.
- (biology) Containing antibodies to more than one kind of pathogen.
- (linguistics) Having several different syllabic or semantic meanings depending on the context.
- 2004, Jonathan Cohen et. al, “iClay: Digitizing Cuneiform”, in The 5th International Symposium on Virtual Reality, Archaeology and Cultural Heritage:
- The approximately 1000 different cuneiform signs form a complex script system in which practically every symbol is polyvalent, i.e., having multiple phonemic and/or semantic realizations.
Derived terms
Etymology
Pronunciation
Adjective
polyvalent (feminine polyvalente, masculine plural polyvalents, feminine plural polyvalentes)
- versatile, multipurpose; that has various uses, functions, or capacities
Noun
polyvalent m (plural polyvalents, feminine polyvalente)
- an employee who carries out various different functions
Further reading
- “polyvalent”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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