constante
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from FrenchCategory:Dutch terms borrowed from French#CONSTANTECategory:Dutch terms derived from French#CONSTANTE constante.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌkɔnˈstɑn.tə/Category:Dutch terms with IPA pronunciation#CONSTANTE
Category:Dutch terms with audio pronunciation#CONSTANTEAudio: (file) - Hyphenation: con‧stan‧te
- Rhymes: -ɑntəCategory:Rhymes:Dutch/ɑntə#CONSTANTE
Noun
constante f (plural constanten, no diminutive)Category:Dutch lemmas#CONSTANTECategory:Dutch nouns#CONSTANTECategory:Dutch nouns with plural in -en#CONSTANTECategory:Dutch nouns with red links in their headword lines#CONSTANTECategory:Dutch entries with incorrect language header#CONSTANTECategory:Dutch feminine nouns#CONSTANTECategory:Pages with entries#CONSTANTECategory:Pages with 7 entries#CONSTANTE
Derived terms
Descendants
- → Indonesian: konstanta
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kɔ̃s.tɑ̃t/Category:French 2-syllable words#CONSTANTECategory:French terms with IPA pronunciation#CONSTANTE
Category:French terms with audio pronunciation#CONSTANTEAudio (France (Vosges)): (file)
Category:French terms with audio pronunciation#CONSTANTEAudio (France (Vosges)): (file) - Homophone: constantesCategory:French terms with homophones#CONSTANTE
Adjective
constanteCategory:French non-lemma forms#CONSTANTECategory:French adjective forms#CONSTANTECategory:French entries with incorrect language header#CONSTANTECategory:Pages with entries#CONSTANTECategory:Pages with 7 entries#CONSTANTE
Noun
constante f (plural constantes)Category:French lemmas#CONSTANTECategory:French nouns#CONSTANTECategory:French countable nouns#CONSTANTECategory:French entries with incorrect language header#CONSTANTECategory:French feminine nouns#CONSTANTECategory:Pages with entries#CONSTANTECategory:Pages with 7 entries#CONSTANTE
- (algebraCategory:fr:Algebra#CONSTANTE) constant (quantity that remains at a fixed value throughout a given discussion)
- Coordinate term: variable
Derived terms
Further reading
- “constante”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012
Anagrams
Galician
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /konsˈtante/ [kons̺ˈt̪an̪.t̪ɪ]Category:Galician terms with IPA pronunciation#CONSTANTE
- Rhymes: -anteCategory:Rhymes:Galician/ante#CONSTANTECategory:Rhymes:Galician/ante/3 syllables#CONSTANTE
- Hyphenation: cons‧tan‧te
Adjective
constante m or f (plural constantes)Category:Galician lemmas#CONSTANTECategory:Galician adjectives#CONSTANTECategory:Galician epicene adjectives#CONSTANTECategory:Galician entries with incorrect language header#CONSTANTECategory:Pages with entries#CONSTANTECategory:Pages with 7 entries#CONSTANTE
- constant
- Antonym: inconstante
Further reading
- “constante”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /konsˈtan.te/Category:Italian 3-syllable words#CONSTANTECategory:Italian terms with IPA pronunciation#CONSTANTE
- Rhymes: -anteCategory:Rhymes:Italian/ante#CONSTANTECategory:Rhymes:Italian/ante/3 syllables#CONSTANTE
- Hyphenation: con‧stàn‧te
Participle
constante m or f by sense (plural constanti)Category:Italian non-lemma forms#CONSTANTECategory:Italian present participles#CONSTANTECategory:Italian epicene participles#CONSTANTECategory:Italian entries with incorrect language header#CONSTANTECategory:Pages with entries#CONSTANTECategory:Pages with 7 entries#CONSTANTE
Anagrams
Latin
Adjective
cōnstanteCategory:Latin non-lemma forms#CONSTANTECategory:Latin adjective forms#CONSTANTECategory:Latin entries with incorrect language header#CONSTANTECategory:Pages with entries#CONSTANTECategory:Pages with 7 entries#CONSTANTE
Portuguese
Etymology
Inherited from Old Galician-PortugueseCategory:Portuguese terms inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese#CONSTANTECategory:Portuguese terms derived from Old Galician-Portuguese#CONSTANTE constante, from LatinCategory:Portuguese terms inherited from Latin#CONSTANTECategory:Portuguese terms derived from Latin#CONSTANTE cōnstantem, present active participle of cōnstō (“to stand together”).
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: cons‧tan‧te
Noun
constante f (plural constantes)Category:Portuguese lemmas#CONSTANTECategory:Portuguese nouns#CONSTANTECategory:Portuguese countable nouns#CONSTANTECategory:Portuguese entries with incorrect language header#CONSTANTECategory:Portuguese feminine nouns#CONSTANTECategory:Pages with entries#CONSTANTECategory:Pages with 7 entries#CONSTANTE
- constant (that which is permanent or invariable)
- Synonym: constância
- Antonym: variável
- (algebraCategory:pt:Algebra#CONSTANTE) constant (quantity that remains fixed)
- (sciencesCategory:pt:Sciences#CONSTANTE) constant (property that does not change)
- (programmingCategory:pt:Programming#CONSTANTE) constant (identifier that is bound to an invariant value)
Quotations
For quotations using this term, see Citations:constante.
Derived terms
- constante de Avogadro
- constante de desintegração
- constante de dissociação
- constante de equilíbrio
- constante de Faraday
- constante de força
- constante de gravitação
- constante de Hubble
- constante de Planck
- constante de proporcionalidade
- constante dielétrica
- constante dos gases perfeitos
- constante radioativa
- constante solar
Adjective
constante m or f (plural constantes)Category:Portuguese lemmas#CONSTANTECategory:Portuguese adjectives#CONSTANTECategory:Portuguese epicene adjectives#CONSTANTECategory:Portuguese entries with incorrect language header#CONSTANTECategory:Pages with entries#CONSTANTECategory:Pages with 7 entries#CONSTANTE
- constant (unchanged through time or space)
- Synonym: imutável
- constant (consistently recurring over time)
- Synonyms: frequente, contínuo, incessante, ininterrupto, perene
- constant (steady in purpose, action)
- which is included somewhere on in something
- Synonyms: incluído, incluso
- As palavras constantes neste dicionário são de todas as línguas.
- The words included in this dictionary are of all languages.
Quotations
For quotations using this term, see Citations:constante.
Antonyms
- (antonym(s) of “that which is permanent or invariable”): variável
- (antonym(s) of “consistently recurring over time”): descontínuo, inconstante, intermitente
Related terms
Further reading
- “constante”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
- “constante”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /konsˈtante/ [kõnsˈt̪ãn̪.t̪e]Category:Spanish 3-syllable words#CONSTANTECategory:Spanish terms with IPA pronunciation#CONSTANTE
- Rhymes: -anteCategory:Rhymes:Spanish/ante#CONSTANTECategory:Rhymes:Spanish/ante/3 syllables#CONSTANTE
- Syllabification: cons‧tan‧te
Adjective
constante m or f (masculine and feminine plural constantes)Category:Spanish lemmas#CONSTANTECategory:Spanish adjectives#CONSTANTECategory:Spanish epicene adjectives#CONSTANTECategory:Spanish entries with incorrect language header#CONSTANTECategory:Pages with entries#CONSTANTECategory:Pages with 7 entries#CONSTANTE
- constant
- Antonym: inconstante
Derived terms
Noun
constante f (plural constantes)Category:Spanish lemmas#CONSTANTECategory:Spanish nouns#CONSTANTECategory:Spanish countable nouns#CONSTANTECategory:Spanish entries with incorrect language header#CONSTANTECategory:Spanish feminine nouns#CONSTANTECategory:Pages with entries#CONSTANTECategory:Pages with 7 entries#CONSTANTE
Derived terms
Related terms
Further reading
- “constante”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025