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Swedish scientist (1859–1927)
Svante August Arrhenius (19 February 1859 – 2 October 1927) was a Swedish scientist. Originally a physicist, but often referred to as a chemist, Arrhenius
Svante_Arrhenius
Formula for temperature dependence of rates of chemical reactions
chemistry, the Arrhenius equation is a formula for the temperature dependence of reaction rates. The equation was proposed by Svante Arrhenius in 1889 on
Arrhenius_equation
Swedish actor (born 1969)
Mona Andersson [sv]. Thunberg is named after an ancestral cousin, Svante Arrhenius, who won the Nobel Prize for Chemistry in 1903. Before taking a course
Svante_Thunberg
Chemical reaction between an acid and a base
a subset of what acids and bases are, and the Arrhenius theory being the most restrictive. The Arrhenius theory describes an acid as a substance that increases
Acid–base_reaction
Topics referred to by the same term
constants Arrhenius plot Arrhenius (lunar crater), named for Svante Arrhenius 5697 Arrhenius, main-belt asteroid, named for Svante Arrhenius Arrhenius (Martian
Arrhenius
Human-caused changes to climate on Earth
may have caused climatic changes in the past, including ice ages. Svante Arrhenius noted that water vapour in air continuously varied, but the CO2 concentration
Climate_change
Minimum energy required for a chemical reaction
"activation energy" was introduced in 1889 by the Swedish scientist Svante Arrhenius. Although less commonly used, activation energy also applies to nuclear
Activation_energy
Moon surface depression
the south-southeast of Arrhenius is the worn crater Blanchard, and De Roy lies further to the west. The outer wall of Arrhenius has been somewhat worn
Arrhenius_(lunar_crater)
Hypothesis on the interstellar spreading of primordial life
arguments went back and forth until Svante Arrhenius gave the theory its modern treatment and designation. Arrhenius argued against abiogenesis on the basis
Panspermia
Chemical compound giving a proton or accepting an electron pair
In 1884, Svante Arrhenius attributed the properties of acidity to hydrogen cations (H+), later described as protons or hydrons. An Arrhenius acid is a
Acid
Type of chemical substance
originally proposed by G.-F. Rouelle in the mid-18th century. In 1884, Svante Arrhenius proposed that a base is a substance which dissociates in aqueous solution
Base_(chemistry)
Atmospheric heat retention
had a significant effect. The effect was more fully quantified by Svante Arrhenius in 1896, who made the first quantitative prediction of global warming
Greenhouse_effect
had a significant effect. The effect was more fully quantified by Svante Arrhenius in 1896, who made the first quantitative prediction of global warming
History of climate change science
History_of_climate_change_science
Swedish chemist (1941–2022)
of statistician Hermann and his wife Anna-Lisa Arrhenius, daughter of the physicist Svante Arrhenius. After military training, he joined the University
Svante_Wold
1922 debate on physics and philosophy
of the photoelectric effect." The presenter of the prize, Professor Svante Arrhenius, mentioned Bergson by name, saying that "though most discussion centers
Einstein–Bergson_debate
Polish-French physicist and chemist (1867–1934)
due to her affair with Langevin, the chair of the Nobel committee, Svante Arrhenius, attempted to prevent her attendance at the official ceremony for her
Marie_Curie
Annual award
The Arrhenius Plaque (Swedish: Arrhenius-plaketten) is awarded annually by the Swedish Chemical Society in memory of Svante Arrhenius, a Swedish physicist
Arrhenius_Plaque
City in Uppland, Sweden
Bergman, diplomat Dag Hammarskjöld, chemists Jöns Jacob Berzelius and Svante Arrhenius, actress Viveca Lindfors, and singer Malena Ernman. Uppsala originally
Uppsala
American astronomer, physicist and inventor (1834–1906)
the data he collected from his invention, the bolometer, was used by Svante Arrhenius to make the first calculations on the greenhouse effect. In 1898, Langley
Samuel_Langley
Substance whose dissolved ions conduct electricity
(lytos), meaning "able to be taken apart". In his 1884 dissertation, Svante Arrhenius put forth his explanation of solid crystalline salts disassociating
Electrolyte
Method of chemical quantitative analysis
came with the research of Swedish chemist Svante Arrhenius, who in the late 19th century, introduced the Arrhenius theory, providing a theoretical framework
Acid–base_titration
Autoprotolysis or exchange of a proton between two water molecules
Svante Arrhenius as part of the theory of ionic dissociation which he proposed to explain the conductivity of electrolytes including water. Arrhenius
Self-ionization_of_water
Swedish philosopher
Gustaf Svante Henning Arrhenius (born 28 June 1966) is a Swedish philosopher. He is a professor of practical philosophy at Stockholm University, holding
Gustaf_Arrhenius
Swedish male name
Svante Arrhenius (1859–1927), Swedish chemist Svante Larsson (born 1955), Swedish footballer Svante Lundkvist (1919–1991), Swedish politician Svante Thunberg
Svante
Capacity of water to resist changes in pH that would make the water more acidic
and named this increase alkalinity.[citation needed] Also in 1884, Svante Arrhenius submitted his PhD theses in which he advocated the existence of ions
Alkalinity
Austrian mathematician and theoretical physicist (1844–1906)
the chair of Experimental Physics. Among his students in Graz were Svante Arrhenius and Walther Nernst. He spent 14 happy years in Graz and it was there
Ludwig_Boltzmann
Swedish activist (born 2003)
emissions. List of most-liked tweets – Which lists two tweets by Thunberg Svante Arrhenius – Climate scientist and distant relative of Greta Shopstop: Curtailment
Greta_Thunberg
Particle, atom or molecule with a net electrical charge
and cation as ions that are attracted to the respective electrodes. Svante Arrhenius put forth, in his 1884 dissertation, the explanation of the fact that
Ion
Space propulsion method using Sun radiation
similar independent experiment in 1901 using a Nichols radiometer. Svante Arrhenius predicted in 1908 the possibility of solar radiation pressure distributing
Solar_sail
Branch of physical chemistry
forerunner to the world's first widely used battery, the zinc–carbon cell. Svante Arrhenius published his thesis in 1884 on Recherches sur la conductibilité galvanique
Electrochemistry
Engineer, connected human activity to global warming
risen over the previous 50 years. This theory, earlier proposed by Svante Arrhenius, has been called the Callendar effect. Callendar thought this warming
Guy_Stewart_Callendar
Climatic effect causing a planet's atmosphere to trap heat and prevent cooling
1902 article attributes to Swedish Nobel laureate (for chemistry) Svante Arrhenius a theory that coal combustion could eventually lead to a degree of
Runaway_greenhouse_effect
Capacity of an object to radiate electromagnetic energy
evaluations of the radiative behavior of grey bodies. For example, Svante Arrhenius applied the recent theoretical developments to his 1896 investigation
Emissivity
German chemist (1868–1934)
Chemistry 1901–1925 1901: Jacobus van 't Hoff 1902: Emil Fischer 1903: Svante Arrhenius 1904: William Ramsay 1905: Adolf von Baeyer 1906: Henri Moissan 1907:
Fritz_Haber
climate change policy and politics History of climate change science Svante Arrhenius James Hansen Charles David Keeling United Nations Climate Change conferences
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Chemical compound
climate change policy and politics History of climate change science Svante Arrhenius James Hansen Charles David Keeling United Nations Climate Change conferences
Carbon_dioxide
German chemist and philosopher (1853–1932)
physical chemistry, with Jacobus Henricus van 't Hoff, Walther Nernst and Svante Arrhenius. He received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1909 for his scientific
Wilhelm_Ostwald
Russian chemist (1834–1907)
Peter Klason, proposed the candidacy of Henri Moissan whom he favored. Svante Arrhenius, although not a member of the Nobel Committee for Chemistry, had a
Dmitri_Mendeleev
quantum field theory, string theory, cosmology and collider physics. Svante Arrhenius (1859–1927): Swedish scientist and the first Swedish Nobel Prize winner
List of atheists in science and technology
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concept of atomism to chemistry. A major example was the ion theory of Svante Arrhenius which anticipated ideas about atomic substructure that did not fully
History_of_chemistry
(PDF) from the original on 2008-10-03. Retrieved 2008-09-22. Arrhenius, Svante (1980) [Arrhenius paper originally published 1903]. "The Propagation of Life
History_of_life
climate change policy and politics History of climate change science Svante Arrhenius James Hansen Charles David Keeling United Nations Climate Change conferences
2025_in_climate_change
Life that does not originate on Earth
Kelvin (1871), Hermann von Helmholtz (1879) and, somewhat later, by Svante Arrhenius (1903). The science fiction genre, although not so named during the
Extraterrestrial_life
Award
Date appointed Affiliation 1 Knut Ångström 1900 Uppsala University 2 Svante Arrhenius 1900 Stockholm University 3 Bernhard Hasselberg [sv] 1900 Royal Swedish
1901_Nobel_Prize_in_Physics
climate change policy and politics History of climate change science Svante Arrhenius James Hansen Charles David Keeling United Nations Climate Change conferences
Effects_of_climate_change
Scientific study of matter's behavior and properties
and the application of thermodynamics to chemistry (J. W. Gibbs and Svante Arrhenius in the 1870s). At the turn of the twentieth century the theoretical
Chemistry
Elementary particle or quantum of light
English translation is available from Wikisource. Presentation speech by Svante Arrhenius for the 1921 Nobel Prize in Physics, December 10, 1922. Online text
Photon
Climate change scenarios
climate change policy and politics History of climate change science Svante Arrhenius James Hansen Charles David Keeling United Nations Climate Change conferences
Shared_Socioeconomic_Pathways
Quantitative methods used to simulate climate
phenomenon using a version of the one-layer model was first published by Svante Arrhenius in year 1896. Water vapor is a main determinant of the emissivity of
Climate_model
American scientist (1928–2005)
atmospheric carbon dioxide at the Mauna Loa Observatory confirmed Svante Arrhenius's proposition (1896) of the possibility of anthropogenic contribution
Charles_David_Keeling
(1878). Svante Arrhenius studies the conductivity of salt solutions and determines that salts dissociate into ions in water (1884). Svante Arrhenius determines
List_of_experiments
Swedish physicist (1894–1977)
Hungary, now Slovakia and Antonie (Toni) Levy. He became a student of Svante Arrhenius at the Nobel Institute at a young age and was on the way to Jean-Baptiste
Oskar_Klein
Simplified, minimalistic lifestyle
climate change policy and politics History of climate change science Svante Arrhenius James Hansen Charles David Keeling United Nations Climate Change conferences
Simple_living
Chemical kinetics model
mechanics. Svante Arrhenius (1889) equation is often used to characterize the effect of temperature on the rates of chemical reactions. The Arrhenius formula
Aquilanti–Mundim deformed Arrhenius model
Aquilanti–Mundim_deformed_Arrhenius_model
Theory describing chemical reaction rates
the development of TST, the Arrhenius rate law was widely used to determine energies for the reaction barrier. The Arrhenius equation derives from empirical
Transition_state_theory
Larmor (1857–1942) Maurice Couette (1858–1943) Max Planck (1858–1947) Svante Arrhenius (1859–1927) Karl Heun (1859–1929) Vito Volterra (1860–1940) Pierre
List of theoretical physicists
List_of_theoretical_physicists
Climatic and oceanographic cycle affecting Southeast Asia, Australia and Africa
climate change policy and politics History of climate change science Svante Arrhenius James Hansen Charles David Keeling United Nations Climate Change conferences
Indian_Ocean_Dipole
1902 article, attributed to Swedish Nobel laureate (for chemistry) Svante Arrhenius, presents a theory that coal combustion could eventually lead to a
Global_catastrophe_scenarios
Hungarian and American mathematician and physicist (1903–1957)
continuing funding for these projects. During the late 19th century, Svante Arrhenius suggested that human activity could cause global warming by adding
John_von_Neumann
American developer, manufacturer and supplier of industrial products
rubber based on the mathematical equation written by Swedish chemist Svante Arrhenius in 1889. The US Patent Office rejected Federal-Mogul's claim, on the
Federal-Mogul
increase in temperature was first proposed by the Swedish chemist Svante Arrhenius in 1896, but climate change did not arise as a political issue until
Media coverage of climate change
Media_coverage_of_climate_change
Effect of emissions from aircraft engines
climate change policy and politics History of climate change science Svante Arrhenius James Hansen Charles David Keeling United Nations Climate Change conferences
Environmental impact of aviation
Environmental_impact_of_aviation
Atmospheric phenomenon
climate change policy and politics History of climate change science Svante Arrhenius James Hansen Charles David Keeling United Nations Climate Change conferences
Ozone_depletion
Science and craft of managing woodlands
climate change policy and politics History of climate change science Svante Arrhenius James Hansen Charles David Keeling United Nations Climate Change conferences
Forestry
Decrease of pH levels in the ocean
climate change policy and politics History of climate change science Svante Arrhenius James Hansen Charles David Keeling United Nations Climate Change conferences
Ocean_acidification
German physicist (1858–1947)
on Thermodynamics in 1897. He proposed a thermodynamic basis for Svante Arrhenius's theory of electrolytic dissociation. In 1889, Planck was named the
Max_Planck
Charles Albert Gobat 1903 Henri Becquerel; Pierre Curie; Marie Curie Svante Arrhenius Niels Ryberg Finsen Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson Randal Cremer 1904 Lord Rayleigh
List_of_Nobel_laureates
Impact of human life on Earth and environment
climate change policy and politics History of climate change science Svante Arrhenius James Hansen Charles David Keeling United Nations Climate Change conferences
Human impact on the environment
Human_impact_on_the_environment
English physicist (1887–1915)
Before his death, Moseley was nominated for the 1915 chemistry prize by Svante Arrhenius; the Nobel Foundation statutes at the time allowed the prize to be
Henry_Moseley
International environmental treaty
climate change policy and politics History of climate change science Svante Arrhenius James Hansen Charles David Keeling United Nations Climate Change conferences
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
United_Nations_Framework_Convention_on_Climate_Change
climate change policy and politics History of climate change science Svante Arrhenius James Hansen Charles David Keeling United Nations Climate Change conferences
List of locations and entities by greenhouse gas emissions
List_of_locations_and_entities_by_greenhouse_gas_emissions
Mountain in Spitsbergen, Norway
Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It is named after Swedish physicist Svante Arrhenius. The mountain has a height of 883 m.a.s.l. and is located at the head
Arrheniusfjellet
German physicist and electrochemist (1840–1910)
from Kohlrausch's laboratories in Göttingen, Zürich, and Darmstadt; Svante Arrhenius, Wilhelm Ostwald and Jacobus Henricus van 't Hoff, the original Ionists
Friedrich Kohlrausch (physicist)
Friedrich_Kohlrausch_(physicist)
2009 controversy
climate change policy and politics History of climate change science Svante Arrhenius James Hansen Charles David Keeling United Nations Climate Change conferences
Climatic Research Unit email controversy
Climatic_Research_Unit_email_controversy
Award granted for contributions to chemistry
Theodore William Richards 1907 (1907): Hermann Emil Fischer 1914 (1914): Svante Arrhenius 1924 (1924): Robert Andrews Millikan 1927 (1927): Richard Willstätter
Faraday_Lectureship_Prize
Arnold (1650–1695) WGPSN Arrhenius 55°35′S 91°27′W / 55.58°S 91.45°W / -55.58; -91.45 (Arrhenius) 40.93 1970 Svante Arrhenius (1859–1927) WGPSN Artamonov
List of craters on the Moon: A–B
List_of_craters_on_the_Moon:_A–B
Gymnasium in Sweden
Auditorium (403 seats) Gustav I (Gustav Vasa), King of Sweden 1523–1560 Svante Arrhenius, 1903 Nobel laureate in Chemistry Kai Siegbahn, 1981 Nobel laureate
Katedralskolan,_Uppsala
Belgian-American historian of science (1884–1956)
board for the journal consisting of Henri Poincaré, Émile Durkheim, Svante Arrhenius, Sir William Ramsay, Jacques Loeb, Wilhelm Ostwald, and David Eugene
George_Sarton
Mathematical estimate of planetary temperatures
atmosphere. Essential features of this model where first published by Svante Arrhenius in 1896. It has since become a common introductory "textbook model"
Idealized_greenhouse_model
who developed a method for preparing pure titanium and other metals Svante Arrhenius (1859–1927), Swedish chemist, one of the founders of physical chemistry
List_of_chemists
Study of the chemistry of the immune system
examples of immunochemistry is the Wasserman test to detect syphilis. Svante Arrhenius was also one of the pioneers in the field; he published Immunochemistry
Immunochemistry
Fuel derived from biological sources
climate change policy and politics History of climate change science Svante Arrhenius James Hansen Charles David Keeling United Nations Climate Change conferences
Biofuel
Hungarian radiochemist (1885–1966)
of whom (Eugenie) married a grandson of the Swedish Nobel laureate Svante Arrhenius. De Hevesy died in 1966 at the age of eighty and was buried in Freiburg
George_de_Hevesy
German physical chemist (1864–1941)
colleagues at the University of Leipzig, Jacobus Henricus van’t Hoff and Svante Arrhenius, he was establishing the foundations of a new theoretical and experimental
Walther_Nernst
Environmental policy intended to stop using coal
climate change policy and politics History of climate change science Svante Arrhenius James Hansen Charles David Keeling United Nations Climate Change conferences
Coal_phase-out
Stand of trees losing health and dying
climate change policy and politics History of climate change science Svante Arrhenius James Hansen Charles David Keeling United Nations Climate Change conferences
Forest_dieback
Day of the year
1920 – Max Bruch, German composer and conductor (born 1838) 1927 – Svante Arrhenius, Swedish physicist and chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1859) 1938
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List of self-identified nonreligious Nobel laureates
Buffalo, N.Y.: Prometheus Books. p. 594. ISBN 978-0-87975-307-8. Svante Arrhenius (I859-I927), recipient of the Nobel Prize in chemistry (I903), was
List of nonreligious Nobel laureates
List_of_nonreligious_Nobel_laureates
Swiss-Russian chemist and physician (1802–1850)
later, in terms of electrolytic dissociation, by the Swedish chemist Svante Arrhenius. After these two major discoveries, Hess was influential in the development
Germain_Henri_Hess
Axiom of Archimedes Physics Analysis Archimedes Arrhenius equation Chemical kinetics Svante Arrhenius Avogadro's law Thermodynamics Amedeo Avogadro Basquin's
List of scientific laws named after people
List_of_scientific_laws_named_after_people
Selma Lagerlöf, Literature, 1909 Klas Pontus Arnoldson, Peace, 1908 Svante Arrhenius, Chemistry, 1903 Michel Mayor, Physics, 2019 Didier Queloz, Physics
List of Nobel laureates by country
List_of_Nobel_laureates_by_country
Swedish physicist (1857–1910)
by Svante Arrhenius for CO2 warming were wrong; though subsequent work in following decades eventually partially vindicated Arrhenius. Arrhenius and
Knut_Ångström
Experiment testing the origin of life
century contained speculations on the origin of life. In 1903, physicist Svante Arrhenius hypothesized that the first microscopic forms of life, driven by the
Miller–Urey_experiment
climate change policy and politics History of climate change science Svante Arrhenius James Hansen Charles David Keeling United Nations Climate Change conferences
Causes_of_climate_change
List of debates over global warming
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List of climate change controversies
List_of_climate_change_controversies
discovers x-rays. 1896: Henri Becquerel discovers radioactivity 1896: Svante Arrhenius derives the basic principles of the greenhouse effect 1897: J.J. Thomson
Timeline of scientific discoveries
Timeline_of_scientific_discoveries
American physicist
climate change policy and politics History of climate change science Svante Arrhenius James Hansen Charles David Keeling United Nations Climate Change conferences
Richard_A._Muller
Decade
time. Henri Becquerel discovered radioactivity. Swedish scientist Svante Arrhenius and US geologist Thomas Chrowder Chamberlin independently suggested
1890s
United Nations programme supporting REDD+
climate change policy and politics History of climate change science Svante Arrhenius James Hansen Charles David Keeling United Nations Climate Change conferences
United_Nations_REDD_Programme
Overview of the history of atmospheric sciences
stratosphere. 1896 – IMO publishes the first International cloud atlas. – Svante Arrhenius proposes carbon dioxide as a key factor to explain the ice ages. –
Timeline_of_meteorology
SVANTE ARRHENIUS
SVANTE ARRHENIUS
Female
Hindi/Indian
(अवनà¥à¤¤à¥€) Hindi name AVANTI means "modest."
Female
English
Variant spelling of English Chantel, SHANTEL means "stony place."
Surname or Lastname
German and Jewish (Ashkenazic)
German and Jewish (Ashkenazic) : probably from a short form of the personal name Alexander. Compare Sander.English : variant of Senter.French : variant of Santerre.
Girl/Female
Indian
Ancient malwa, Ujjain
Surname or Lastname
English
English : metonymic occupational name for a slater, from Middle English slate ‘slate’.
Male
Italian
Italian name derived form the Latin word santo, SANTO means "holy."
Surname or Lastname
French (Planté)
French (Planté) : topographic name for someone living by an area of planted ground, a herb garden, shrubbery, or more specifically a vineyard.English : variant of Plant.
Boy/Male
Spanish American Italian Latin
Enduring. The poet Dante Alighieri wrote The Divine Comedy with its graphic description of...
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Greek
Flower.
Male
English
Anglicized form of Irish Gaelic Seán, SHANE means "God is gracious."
Female
Icelandic
Icelandic short form of names beginning with svanr, SVANA means "swan."Â
Female
Hindi/Indian
(शानà¥à¤¤à¥€) Hindi name SHANTI means "peace, quiet."
Female
Italian
Feminine form of Italian Santo, SANTA means "holy."
Boy/Male
Australian, Finnish, French, Greek, Swedish
Holy
Female
Hindi/Indian
(शानà¥à¤¤à¤¾) Hindi name SHANTA means "calm, pacified."
Male
Italian
Contracted form of Italian Durante, DANTE means "steadfast."
Girl/Female
American, Australian, French
God is Gracious; Place Name
Girl/Female
Muslim
Rose
Female
English
Pet form of English Shantel or Shantelle, SHANTAE means "stony place."
Girl/Female
English
Feminine of Evan: Young fighter.
SVANTE ARRHENIUS
SVANTE ARRHENIUS
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Native American
Native American Algonquin name SEGENAM means "lazy."
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Arabic
The Biblical Ishmael is the English Language Equivalent; A Prophet's Name
Girl/Female
Indian
Giving counsel, Advisor, Guide
Girl/Female
Assamese, Hindu, Indian, Marathi, Sindhi, Tamil
Beautiful; Lotus Flower; Great
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Telugu, Traditional
Large-eared Lord
Boy/Male
French, German, Greek
Supreme Ruler; All Power
Girl/Female
Indian
Handsome, Pretty, Name of a
Girl/Female
Tamil
Strange
Girl/Female
Tamil
Golden
Girl/Female
Indian, Kannada
Of Vishnu and Shiva
SVANTE ARRHENIUS
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v. t.
To limit; to straiten; to treat illiberally; to stint; as, to scant one in provisions; to scant ourselves in the use of necessaries.
pl.
of Savant
v. t.
An artificial material, resembling slate, and used for the above purposes.
v. i.
To fail, or become less; to scantle; as, the wind scants.
v. i.
To inhabit a shanty.
v. t.
To register (as on a slate and subject to revision), for an appointment.
imp. & p. p.
of Scant
a.
Belonging to the state, or body politic; public.
imp. & p. p.
of Slant
v. t.
To cut short; to make small, narrow, or scanty; to curtail.
n.
See Skate, for the foot.
v. t.
To cover with slate, or with a substance resembling slate; as, to slate a roof; to slate a globe.
n.
In general, a legislative body; a state council; the legislative department of government.
n.
A slanting direction or plane; a slope; as, it lies on a slant.
v. t.
To scant; to be niggard of; to divide into small pieces; to cut short or down.
superl.
Not full, large, or plentiful; scarcely sufficient; less than is wanted for the purpose; scanty; meager; not enough; as, a scant allowance of provisions or water; a scant pattern of cloth for a garment.
n.
Rank; condition; quality; as, the state of honor.
adv.
In a scant manner; with difficulty; scarcely; hardly.
n.
Alt. of Sancte bell
a.
Somewhat less than is needed; insufficient; scant; as, a scanty supply of words; a scanty supply of bread.