Consequent Definition

kŏnsĭ-kwĕnt, -kwənt
adjective
Following as a result; resulting.
Webster's New World
Proceeding in logical sequence.
Webster's New World
Logically correct or consistent.
American Heritage
Having a position or direction determined by the original form or slope of the earth's surface.
A consequent river; a consequent valley.
American Heritage

Following as a result, inference, or natural effect.

His retirement and consequent spare time enabled him to travel more.
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noun
Anything that follows.
Webster's New World
The second term of a conditional proposition.
Webster's New World
An inference.
Webster's New World
The second term, denominator, or divisor of a ratio.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Consequent

Noun

Singular:
consequent
Plural:
consequents

Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Consequent

  • consequent on

Origin of Consequent

  • Middle English from Old French from Latin cōnsequēns cōnsequent- present participle of cōnsequī to follow closely com- intensive pref. com– sequī to follow sekw-1 in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Middle French conséquent, from Latin consequens, consequentis, present participle of consequi (“to follow”), from con- + sequi (“to follow”). Compare French conséquent.

    From Wiktionary

Consequent Sentence Examples

  • The course of the upper Mississippi river is largely consequent i upon glacial deposits.

  • In 1891 labour troubles brought about military intervention and consequent bloodshed.

  • The most stirring episode in the history of the Peiraeus is the seizure of Munychia by Thrasybulus and the exiles from Phyle, and the consequent destruction of the "30 tyrants" in 404 B.C. The three chief arsenals of the Peiraeus were named Munychia, Zea and Cantharus, and they contained galley slips for 82, 196 and 94 slips respectively in the 4th century B.C.

  • By suitably modifying the manipulation a further number of consequent poles, as they are called, may be developed.

  • A is the condition of insinking of the sternal surface and consequent enclosure of the lamelligerous surface of the appendage in a chamber with narrow orifice - the pulmonary air - holding chamber.

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TNTENT

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