Permanently
[pur-muh-nuh nt] /ˈpɜr mə nənt/
adjective
1.
existing perpetually; everlasting, especially 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.
noun
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.
/ˈpɜːmənənt/
adjective
1.
existing or intended to exist for an indefinite period: a permanent structure
2.
not expected to change for an indefinite time; not temporary: a permanent condition
adv.
late 15c., from permanent + -ly (2).
adj.
early 15c., from Middle French permanent (14c.) or directly from Latin permanentem (nominative permanens) “remaining,” present participle of permanere “endure, hold out, continue, stay to the end,” from per- “through” (see per) + manere “stay” (see mansion). As a noun meaning “permanent wave,” by 1909. Of clothing, permanent press attested from 1964.
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- Permanent-mold
noun, Metalworking. 1. a reusable metal mold used for making a large number of identical castings.
- Permanent-press
noun 1. a process in which a fabric is chemically treated to make it wrinkle-resistant so as to require little or no ironing after washing. 2. the condition of a fabric so treated. noun 1.
- Permanent resident
noun 1. (Canadian) an immigrant who has been given official residential status, often prior to being granted citizenship
- Permanent set
noun 1. (engineering) the change in shape of a material that results when the load to which it is subjected causes the elastic limit to be exceeded and is then removed