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remnant

1 of 2

noun

rem·​nant ˈrem-nənt How to pronounce remnant (audio)
1
a
: a usually small part, member, or trace remaining
b
: a small surviving group
—often used in plural
2
: an unsold or unused end of piece goods

remnant

2 of 2

adjective

: still remaining

Synonyms

Noun

Example Sentences

Noun Remnants go on sale next week. sailed home with just a remnant of the colony's original population aboard
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
Dyer lives in Venice Beach, fittingly somehow: a Brit stationed at the last, least reverent remnant of the ever-dissolving empire. Charles Finch, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2022 For instance, the new discovery has a gladius, which is an anatomical part: a flattened, semitransparent remnant of an internal shell. Maria Jimenez Moya, USA TODAY, 9 Mar. 2022 The images offer a glimpse of Cassiopeia A, the famous remnant of a supernova, or exploding star. Ashley Strickland, CNN, 16 Feb. 2022 By combining data from NASA’s Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope with observations from nine other experiments, a team of five scientists has conclusively identified a supernova remnant as a source of PeV protons. WIRED, 28 Aug. 2022 The ancient planet orbits both a pulsar and an ultra-dense white dwarf, itself another supernova remnant. John Wenz, Popular Mechanics, 25 Aug. 2022 The skeleton is the latest Waterloo remnant unearthed by the charity Waterloo Uncovered, which since 2015 has involved international veterans and students in the battlefield excavation. Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 July 2022 All of that makes any remnant of extinct life exceedingly important. Jeanne Timmons, Ars Technica, 6 June 2022 In Barnstable, Pavlov sat at her dining room table, leafing through a three-ring binder bulging with every remnant of her job at Happy Flooring. Todd Wallack, BostonGlobe.com, 30 May 2022
Adjective
Some gardeners had designated trays or shallow dishes as algae production containers where the remnant algae growth was not rinsed out every day. Calvin Finch, San Antonio Express-News, 2 Sep. 2022 There are two remnant populations of timber rattlesnakes in the northwest part of the state and in some Connecticut towns, including Glastonbury, East Hampton, Portland and Marlborough, according to the DEEP. Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 26 Aug. 2022 One possibility is that the investment bank ceases to exist as a separate division at some stage, other insiders say, with the remnant parts needed for asset and wealth management and the Swiss bank folded into those units. Myriam Balezou, Fortune, 22 Aug. 2022 The process begins with a binary system, in which one of the two stars turns into a red giant, leaving just a white dwarf remnant core still in orbit with the other star in the system. Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 20 Apr. 2022 At Cotopaxi, 94 percent of our product is made of remnant or recycled or responsible materials. David Hochman, Forbes, 28 May 2022 Critically, the remnant stand is not producing any acorns, complicating efforts to grow more of the species. Marion Renault, The New Republic, 7 July 2022 Thereafter, the storm’s remnant spin could meander across Mexico and emerge in the gulf, somewhere in the Bay of Campeche, toward the mid- or latter portions of this week. Jason Samenow, Washington Post, 29 May 2022 In recent years, scientists concluded that the mass and density estimates aren't consistent with an entirely metallic remnant core. Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 16 June 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Middle English, contraction of remenant, from Anglo-French remanant, from present participle of remaindre to remain — more at remain entry 1

First Known Use

Noun

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Adjective

1550, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of remnant was in the 14th century

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