REMNANT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does remnant mean? 

• REMNANT (noun)
  The noun REMNANT has 2 senses:

1. a small part or portion that remains after the main part no longer exists

2. a piece of cloth that is left over after the rest has been used or sold

  Familiarity information: REMNANT used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• REMNANT (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A small part or portion that remains after the main part no longer exists

Classified under:

Nouns denoting relations between people or things or ideas

Synonyms:

leftover; remnant

Hypernyms ("remnant" is a kind of...):

balance; remainder; residual; residue; residuum; rest (something left after other parts have been taken away)

Derivation:

remain (be left; of persons, questions, problems, results, evidence, etc.)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A piece of cloth that is left over after the rest has been used or sold

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

end; oddment; remainder; remnant

Hypernyms ("remnant" is a kind of...):

piece of cloth; piece of material (a separate part consisting of fabric)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "remnant"):

fag end (the frayed end of a length of cloth or rope)

 Context examples 

The Cow could represent the birth of one of these stellar remnants.

(Mysterious Blast Studied with NASA Telescopes, NASA)

A cervical adenocarcinoma that arises from mesonephric remnants.

(Cervical Mesonephric Adenocarcinoma, NCI Thesaurus)

A cyst that is attached to the fallopian tube and originates from the remnants of the Mullerian duct.

(Hydatid Cyst of Morgagni, NCI Thesaurus)

A group of neoplasms which arise from the ependymal lining of the cerebral ventricles and from the remnants of the central canal of the spinal cord.

(Ependymal tumor, NCI Thesaurus)

Astronomers had previously identified G1.9+0.3 as the remnant of the most recent supernova in our Galaxy.

(Trigger for Milky Way’s Youngest Supernova Identified, NASA)

A benign epithelial neoplasm of the female reproductive system arising from mesonephric remnants.

(Benign Mesonephroma, NCI Thesaurus)

A non-neoplastic trophoblastic disorder characterized by the presence of remnants of intermediate trophoblasts in the uterine cavity from a previous pregnancy.

(Placental Site Nodule or Plaque, NCI Thesaurus)

A polyp in the uterine cavity that is formed by placenta remnants.

(Placental Polyp, NCI Thesaurus)

Jane, I approached the verge of despair; a remnant of self-respect was all that intervened between me and the gulf.

(Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Brontë)

When the star that created this supernova remnant exploded in 1572, it was so bright that it was visible during the day.

(Chandra Movie Captures Expanding Debris from a Stellar Explosion, NASA)