Phrase guide

covalent bond

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /koʊveɪlənt bɒnd/
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1

noun

Meaning 1

A type of chemical bond where two atoms are connected to each other by the sharing of two or more electrons.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: physical

Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

a chemical bond that involves sharing a pair of electrons between atoms in a molecule

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: chemical bond, bond

Narrower terms: double bond, coordinate bond, dative bond

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

54 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: kovalente binding — bond in which atoms are connected by shared pairs of electrons
  • Armenian: կովալենտ կապ (kovalent kap) — bond in which atoms are connected by shared pairs of electrons
  • Asturian: enllaz covalente — bond in which atoms are connected by shared pairs of electrons
  • Azerbaijani: kovalent əlaqə — bond in which atoms are connected by shared pairs of electrons
  • Basque: lotura kobalente — bond in which atoms are connected by shared pairs of electrons
  • Belarusian: кавалентная сувязь (kavaljentnaja suvjazʹ) — bond in which atoms are connected by shared pairs of electrons
  • Bengali: সমযোজী বন্ধ (śomjōji bondho) — bond in which atoms are connected by shared pairs of electrons
  • Bulgarian: ковалентна връзка (kovalentna vrǎzka) — bond in which atoms are connected by shared pairs of electrons
  • Catalan: enllaç covalent — bond in which atoms are connected by shared pairs of electrons
  • Chinese Mandarin: 共價鍵 /共价键 (gòngjiàjiàn) — bond in which atoms are connected by shared pairs of electrons
  • Czech: kovalentní vazba — bond in which atoms are connected by shared pairs of electrons
  • Danish: kovalent binding — bond in which atoms are connected by shared pairs of electrons
  • Dutch: covalente binding — bond in which atoms are connected by shared pairs of electrons
  • Esperanto: kovalenta ligo — bond in which atoms are connected by shared pairs of electrons
  • Estonian: kovalentne side — bond in which atoms are connected by shared pairs of electrons
  • Finnish: kovalenttinen sidos — bond in which atoms are connected by shared pairs of electrons
  • French: liaison covalente — bond in which atoms are connected by shared pairs of electrons
  • Galician: enlace covalente — bond in which atoms are connected by shared pairs of electrons
  • Georgian: კოვალენტური ბმა (ḳovalenṭuri bma) — bond in which atoms are connected by shared pairs of electrons
  • German: kovalente Bindung — bond in which atoms are connected by shared pairs of electrons
  • Greek: ομοιοπολικός δεσμός (omoiopolikós desmós) — bond in which atoms are connected by shared pairs of electrons
  • Gujarati: સહસંયોજક બંધ (sahsãyojak bandh) — bond in which atoms are connected by shared pairs of electrons
  • Haitian Creole: lyezon kovalan — bond in which atoms are connected by shared pairs of electrons
  • Hindi: सहसंयोजक बंध (sahsãyojak bandh) — bond in which atoms are connected by shared pairs of electrons
  • Hungarian: kovalens kötés — bond in which atoms are connected by shared pairs of electrons
  • Indonesian: ikatan kovalen — bond in which atoms are connected by shared pairs of electrons
  • Irish: nasc comhfhiúsach — bond in which atoms are connected by shared pairs of electrons
  • Italian: legame covalente — bond in which atoms are connected by shared pairs of electrons
  • Japanese: 共有結合 (kyōyū ketsugō) — bond in which atoms are connected by shared pairs of electrons
  • Kabyle: turza tattekkant — bond in which atoms are connected by shared pairs of electrons
  • Kazakh: коваленттік байланыс (kovalenttık bailanys) — bond in which atoms are connected by shared pairs of electrons
  • Korean: 공유결합 (gong'yugyeolhap) — bond in which atoms are connected by shared pairs of electrons
  • Latvian: kovalentā saite — bond in which atoms are connected by shared pairs of electrons
  • Lithuanian: kovalentinis ryšys — bond in which atoms are connected by shared pairs of electrons
  • Macedonian: ковалентна врска (kovalentna vrska) — bond in which atoms are connected by shared pairs of electrons
  • Malay: ikatan kovalen — bond in which atoms are connected by shared pairs of electrons
  • Māori: hononga huirua — bond in which atoms are connected by shared pairs of electrons
  • Mongolian: ковалент холбоо (kovalent xolboo) — bond in which atoms are connected by shared pairs of electrons
  • Persian: پیوند کووالانسی — bond in which atoms are connected by shared pairs of electrons
  • Polish: wiązanie kowalencyjne — bond in which atoms are connected by shared pairs of electrons
  • Portuguese: ligação covalente — bond in which atoms are connected by shared pairs of electrons
  • Romanian: legătură covalentă — bond in which atoms are connected by shared pairs of electrons
  • Russian: ковале́нтная связь (kovaléntnaja svjazʹ) — bond in which atoms are connected by shared pairs of electrons
  • Slovak: kovalentná väzba — bond in which atoms are connected by shared pairs of electrons
  • Slovene: kovalentna vez — bond in which atoms are connected by shared pairs of electrons
  • Spanish: enlace covalente — bond in which atoms are connected by shared pairs of electrons
  • Swedish: kovalent bindning — bond in which atoms are connected by shared pairs of electrons
  • Tagalog: kakalwinging bigkis — bond in which atoms are connected by shared pairs of electrons
  • Turkish: kovalent bağ — bond in which atoms are connected by shared pairs of electrons
  • Ukrainian: ковалентний зв'язок (kovalentnyj zvʺjazok) — bond in which atoms are connected by shared pairs of electrons
  • Urdu: کوویلنٹ بونڈ — bond in which atoms are connected by shared pairs of electrons
  • Vietnamese: liên kết cộng hóa trị — bond in which atoms are connected by shared pairs of electrons
  • Welsh: bond cofalent — bond in which atoms are connected by shared pairs of electrons
  • Yakut: коваленнаах ситим (kovalennaaq sitim) — bond in which atoms are connected by shared pairs of electrons