Remanent \Rem"a*nent\, a. [L. remanens, p. pr. of remanere. See {Remain}, and cf. {Remnant}.] Remaining; residual. That little hope that is remanent hath its degree according to the infancy or growth of the habit. --Jer. Taylor. {Remanent magnetism} (Physics), magnetism which remains in a body that has little coercive force after the magnetizing force is withdrawn, as soft iron; -- called also {residual magnetism}.