Breadcrumb Home > Dictionary > Index C covalence: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: co•va•lence Pronunciation: (kō-vā'luns), [key] — n. Chem. the number of electron pairs that an atom can share with other atoms. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: covalence (Thesaurus) couvade covalent bond ✖ Related Content Daily Word Quiz: quadrumanous Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language