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

Equivalents

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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