va‧len‧ce /ˈveɪləns/ (
also va‧len‧cy /-lənsi/)
noun [countable] technical[
Date: 1800-1900;
Language: Late Latin;
Origin: valentia 'power, ability', from valere; ⇒ VALOR]
1. a measure of the power of atoms to combine together to form
compounds2. another spelling of
valance [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲