evanescent

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from French évanescent (“evanescent”), from Latin ēvānēscēns (“disappearing, vanishing”), present participle of ēvānēscō (“to disappear, vanish; to die out, fade away; to lapse”), from ē- (variant of ex- (prefix meaning ‘away, out’)) + vānēscō (“to vanish”) (from vānus (“empty, vacant, void”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁weh₂- (“to abandon, leave”)) + -ēscō (suffix forming verbs with the sense ‘to become’)). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɛvəˈnɛs(ə)nt/, /iːvə-/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˌɛvəˈnɛsənt/ Rhymes: -ɛsənt Hyphenation: eva‧nes‧cent === Adjective === evanescent (comparative more evanescent, superlative most evanescent) Disappearing, vanishing. Antonym: nonevanescent (electromagnetism) Of an oscillating electric or magnetic field: not propagating as an electromagnetic wave but having its energy spatially concentrated in the vicinity of its source. (mathematics) Of a number or value: diminishing to the point of reaching zero as a limit; infinitesimal. Barely there; almost imperceptible. Ephemeral, fleeting, momentary. Antonyms: nonevanescent; see also Thesaurus:ephemeral (botany) Of plant parts: shed after a period. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== evanesce ==== Translations ==== Dutch: infinitesimaal (nl), === References === === Further reading === evanescent field on Wikipedia.Wikipedia evanescent (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia == Latin == === Verb === ēvānēscent third-person plural future active indicative of ēvānēscō == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French évanescent. === Adjective === evanescent m or n (feminine singular evanescentă, masculine plural evanescenți, feminine/neuter plural evanescente) evanescent ==== Declension ====