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valences

The correct spelling is valences.

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noun

Say it like: Val-ens-es

The correct spelling is valences. A short curtain that usually hangs along the top edge of a window. For example: "The number of bonds that a verb has constitutes what we will call the valence of the verb."

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The number of bonds that a verb has constitutes what we will call the valence of the verb.

anger and fear have negative valence

Definition

noun

  1. 1.A short curtain that usually hangs along the top edge of a window.
  2. 2.A decorative framework used to conceal the curtain mechanism and so on at the top of a window.
  3. 3.(bedding) A short, decorative edging of cloth that hangs from the mattress to the floor.
  4. 4.The drooping edging of the lid of a trunk, which covers the joint when the lid is closed.
  5. 5.An extract; a preparation, now especially one effective against a certain number of strains of a pathogen.

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