Meaning of consequent | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Following as a result, inference, or natural effect.
   not-comparable
2. consequential
3. Of or pertaining to consequences.
   not-comparable
4. Of a stream, having a course determined by the slope it formed on.
   not-comparable

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Examples

“His retirement and consequent spare time enabled him to travel more.”

“The advantages are a saving in weight of about one ton, with consequent reduction in energy consumption; a saving in paint (of some three to four cwt. per car), with a corresponding economy on subsequent overhauls; and lower cleaning costs.”

“Elsewhere in this issue, for example, an article on the new pattern of freight train operation in the N.E.R. consequent upon the opening this summer of its three mechanised marshalling yards shows that one effect will be a further step-up in the speed of the East Coast main line freight traffic.”

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