bivalent
French, adjective/bi.va.lɑ̃/
bivalent is spelled B-I-V-A-L-E-N-T (8 letters) and appears about once in every 29 million words in written French, the 172,049th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Bivalent is a French adjective meaning “bivalent” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui a deux fonctions, deux usages”.
What does bivalent mean in English?
adjective
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bivalent
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui a deux fonctions, deux usages. 2. Désigne un élément chimique qui n’accepte que deux liaisons chimiques. 3. Désigne un verbe qui demande deux actants, exprimés ou sous-entendus. 4. Qui ne considère que deux valeurs de vérité, le vrai et le faux.
noun: 1. Substantif de l’adjectif : chromosome bivalent.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of bivalent
- bivalente feminine
- bivalents masculine plural
- bivalentes feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce bivalent?
- /bi.va.lɑ̃/
- \bi.va.lɑ̃\
- [bi.va.lɑ̃]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is bivalent in French?
bivalent appears about once in every 29 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).