valência

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

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Late Latin valentia, from Latin valēns. By surface analysis, valer +‎ -ência.

Pronunciation

 
  • (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/
 

  • Rhymes: -ẽsiɐ, (faster pronunciation) -ẽsjɐ
  • Homophone: Valência
  • Hyphenation: va‧lên‧ci‧a

Noun

valência f (plural valências)

  1. worthiness, merit
  2. qualification
  3. (chemistry) valence / valency
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