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permanent

permanent: —permanently, adv. —permanentness, n.

/perr"meuh neuhnt/, adj.

1. existing perpetually; everlasting, esp. without significant change.

2. intended to exist or function for a long, indefinite period without regard to unforeseeable conditions: a permanent employee; the permanent headquarters of the United Nations.

3. long-lasting or nonfading: permanent pleating; permanent ink.

n.

4. Also called permanent wave. a wave or curl that is set into the hair by the application of a special chemical preparation and that remains for a number of months.

[1400-50; late ME < L permanent- (s. of permanens), prp. of permanere to remain. See PER-, REMAIN, -ENT]

Syn. 1. stable, invariable, constant.

Ant. 1. temporary; inconstant.

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Synonyms:

permanent — * * * permanent, ente [ pɛrmanɑ̃, ɑ̃t ] adj. et n. • 1370; permegnant « stable » 1120; lat. permanens, p. prés. de permanere « demeurer jusqu au bout » 1 ♦ Qui dure, demeure sans discontinuer ni changer. ⇒ constant, stable. L essence permanente… … Encyclopédie Universelle
permanent — 1> постоянный, неизменный; долговременный, перманентный Ex: permanent colour прочная краска Ex: permanent secretary непременный секретарь Ex: P. Mission дип. постоянное представительство Ex: permanent alimony юр. пожизненное содержание Ex:… … Новый большой англо-русский словарь
Permanent — Per ma*nent, a. [L. permanens, entis, p. pr. of permanere to stay or remain to the end, to last; per + manere to remain: cf. F. permanent. See {Per }, and {Mansion}.] Continuing in the same state, or without any change that destroys form or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
permanent — adj. 1) постоянный, неизменный; долговременный; перманентный; permanent secretary permanent wave permanent way permanent teeth permanent repair 2) остаточный; permanent set Syn: abiding, durable,enduring, indelible, lasting, perennial, perpetual … Англо-русский словарь Мюллера

Permanent — Альбом Joy Division Дата выпуска Июнь 1995 Записан … Википедия
permanent — I adjective abiding, ageless, ceaseless, changeless, chronic, confirmed, constant, continued, continuing, dateless, deep seated, durable, endless, enduring, engrafted, entrenched, established, eternal, everlasting, fast, fixed, immortal,… … Law dictionary
Permanent — (v. lat.), bleibend, fortdauernd, ununterbrochen; daher Permanenz, Fortdauer, Beharrlichkeit … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Permanent — Permanent, lat. deutsch, fortdauernd; Permanenz, Fortdauer … Herders Conversations-Lexikon
Permanent — In linear algebra, the permanent of a matrix is a function of a matrix related to the determinant. The permanent as well as the determinant are polynomials of the entries of the matrix. Definition The permanent of an n by n matrix A = ( a i,j )… … Wikipedia
permanent — ˈpə:mənənt прил. 1) постоянный, неизменный; долговременный; перманентный permanent member of the Council ≈ постоянный член Совета Human institutions perish, but nature is p … Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь