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consequent(2)(dictionary)
consequent(dictionary)

consequent(1) (iou)



consequent adjective. LME.
[Old & mod. French consequent from Latin consequent-: see CONSEQUENCE, -ENT.]
Following as an effect or result (on, upon, to), resulting. LME.
J. London Reaction and exhaustion consequent upon the hard day. P. Rose Innocence of the female nude and consequent shock when confronted with one.
Following as an inference or logical conclusion. LME.
Following in time or order; subsequent. L16-M18.
Observing or characterized by logical sequence; logically consistent. M19.
Physical Geography. Of a stream, valley, etc.: having a course or character corresponding to the original slope of the land surface before it began to be eroded. Cf. OBSEQUENT adjective 1, SUBSEQUENT adjective 2b. L19.
Special collocations: consequent points magnetic poles in excess of the usual pair in any magnetized body.