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US
/kənˈsɪstənt/
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[ UK /kənsˈɪstənt/ ]
[ UK /kənsˈɪstənt/ ]
ADJECTIVE
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capable of being reproduced
astonishingly reproducible results can be obtained -
marked by an orderly, logical, and aesthetically consistent relation of parts
a coherent argument -
the same throughout in structure or composition
bituminous coal is often treated as a consistent and homogeneous product -
(sometimes followed by `with') in agreement or consistent or reliable
testimony consistent with the known facts
I have decided that the course of conduct which I am following is consistent with my sense of responsibility as president in time of war
How To Use consistent In A Sentence
- Of all types of commercially based American music, jazz is the one that has most consistently fostered musical artistry on a high level.
- More extensive staging revealed multiple vertebral lesions consistent with metastases, but no spread to abdominal viscera was visualized.
- The four stresses of the Anglo-Saxon verse are retained, and as much thesis and anacrusis is allowed as is consistent with a regular cadence. Beowulf An Anglo-Saxon Epic Poem
- First, it was a good thing that the negotiation process was led by a pair of egocentric men whose machismo instincts somehow consistently outweighed common courtesy, common dignity and common sense.
- Our participation in the policy and political arenas must be consistent and reliable.
- Finally, we indicate the source of such inconsistent analysis, namely, an effect due to the geometry of tumors, and how to fix it.
- Actions that are consistent with the dignity and autonomy of moral agents are intrinsically good.
- Lengthy planning and re-planning typically resulted in a shortened development phase, which in turn resulted in the development phase being consistently frantic and reliably late.
- Any improvement is liable to be limited by a basic scarcity of players consistently capable of exerting exceptional influence on matches. Times, Sunday Times
- Carr's attitude is both more equivocal and less consistent.
