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con·sis·ten·cy

(kən-sĭs′tən-sē)

n. pl. con·sis·ten·cies

a. Agreement or logical coherence among things or parts: a rambling argument that lacked any consistency.

b. Correspondence among related aspects; compatibility: questioned the consistency of the administration's actions with its stated policy.

2. Reliability or uniformity of successive results or events: pitched with remarkable consistency throughout the season.

3. Degree of density, firmness, or viscosity: beat the mixture to the consistency of soft butter.

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consistency

(kənˈsɪstənsɪ) or

consistence

n, pl -encies or -ences

1. agreement or accordance with facts, form, or characteristics previously shown or stated

2. agreement or harmony between parts of something complex; compatibility

3. (General Physics) degree of viscosity or firmness

4. the state or quality of holding or sticking together and retaining shape

5. conformity with previous attitudes, behaviour, practice, etc

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con•sist•en•cy

(kənˈsɪs tən si)

also con•sist′ence,

n., pl. -cies.

1. degree of density, firmness, viscosity, etc.: a liquid with the consistency of cream.

2. steadfast adherence to the same principles, course, form, etc.

3. agreement, harmony, or compatibility, esp. correspondence or uniformity among the parts of a complex thing.

4. the condition of cohering or holding together and retaining form.

[1585–95]

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Noun	1.	consistency - the property of holding together and retaining its shape; "wool has more body than rayon"; "when the dough has enough consistency it is ready to bake" eubstance, consistence, body gaseousness - having the consistency of a gas property - a basic or essential attribute shared by all members of a class; "a study of the physical properties of atomic particles" viscosity, viscousness - resistance of a liquid to shear forces (and hence to flow) thickness - resistance to flow thinness - a consistency of low viscosity; "he disliked the thinness of the soup" hardness - the property of being rigid and resistant to pressure; not easily scratched; measured on Mohs scale softness - the property of giving little resistance to pressure and being easily cut or molded breakableness - the consistency of something that breaks under pressure unbreakableness - a consistency of something that does not break under pressure porosity, porousness - the property of being porous; being able to absorb fluids solidity, solidness - the consistency of a solid
	2.	consistency - a harmonious uniformity or agreement among things or parts consistence uniformness, uniformity - the quality of lacking diversity or variation (even to the point of boredom) inconsistency - the quality of being inconsistent and lacking a harmonious uniformity among things or parts
	3.	consistency - logical coherence and accordance with the facts; "a rambling argument that lacked any consistency" coherence, coherency, cohesion, cohesiveness - the state of cohering or sticking together
	4.	consistency - (logic) an attribute of a logical system that is so constituted that none of the propositions deducible from the axioms contradict one another logicality, logicalness - correct and valid reasoning logic - the branch of philosophy that analyzes inference

consistency

noun

1. agreement, harmony, correspondence, accordance, regularity, coherence, compatibility, uniformity, constancy, steadiness, steadfastness, evenness, congruity There's always a lack of consistency in matters of foreign policy.

2. texture, density, thickness, firmness, viscosity, compactness I added a little milk to mix the dough to the right consistency.

Quotations
"Consistency is the last refuge of the unimaginative" [Oscar Wilde]
"A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds" [Ralph Waldo Emerson Essays: Self-Reliance]

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consistency

noun

Logical agreement among parts:

coherence, congruity, consistence.

Translations

ثَبات، إسْتِقامَهصَلابَه، كَثافَه

důslednosthustotasouvislost

fasthedkonsistens

KonsistenzWiderspruchsfreiheitBeschaffenheit

συνέπεια

consistencia coherencia

consistance aboutissement cohérence

òykktsamkvæmni

coerenza consistenza

konsistens

последовательность

dôslednosťkonzistencia

kıvamtutarlılıkyoğunluk

一致浓度稠度

consistency

[kənˈsɪstənsɪ] N

1. (= constancy) [of person, action, behaviour] → coherencia f, uniformidad f; [of results] → lo regular
the manager was impressed by the consistency of her work → el jefe quedó impresionado por la calidad que caracterizaba todo su trabajo

2. (= cohesion) [of argument] → coherencia f, lógica f
their statements lack consistency → sus declaraciones no concuerdan

3. (= density) [of paste, mixture] → consistencia f

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consistency

[kənˈsɪstənsi] n

[substance, mixture] → consistance f

[behaviour, policy] → cohérence f

(= consistent success) [player, team] → succès m constant

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consistency

no pl → Konsequenz f; (of statements) → Übereinstimmung f, → Vereinbarkeit f; (of argument) → Logik f, → Folgerichtigkeit f; his statements lack consistency → seine Aussagen widersprechen sich or sind nicht miteinander vereinbar

no pl (= uniformity, of quality) → Beständigkeit f; (of performance, results) → Stetigkeit f; (of method, style) → Einheitlichkeit f

(of substance) → Konsistenz f; (of liquids also) → Dicke f; (of glue, dough, rubber etc also) → Festigkeit (→ sgrad m) f; beat it to a thick consistency → zu einer festen Masse schlagen

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consistency

[kənˈsɪst/ənsɪ] n

a. (of person, action) → coerenza

b. (density) → consistenza

consist

(kənˈsist) verb

(with of) to be composed or made up. The house consists of six rooms.

conˈsistency noun

the degree of thickness or firmness. of the consistency of dough.

consistent

(kənˈsistənt) adjective

1. (often with with) in agreement (with). The two statements are not consistent; The second statement is not consistent with the first.

2. always (acting, thinking or happening) according to the same rules or principles; the same or regular. He was consistent in his attitude; a consistent style of writing.

conˈsistency noun

the consistency of his work.

conˈsistently adverb

His work is consistently good.

consistency

n. consistencia;

estabilidad, firmeza.

consistency

n (pl -cies) consistencia

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That blubber is something of the consistence of firm, close-grained beef, but tougher, more elastic and compact, and ranges from eight or ten to twelve and fifteen inches in thickness.

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Everything returned into the same channel as before his absence; his manners being to each so animated and agreeable as to lose no ground with either, and just stopping short of the consistence, the steadiness, the solicitude, and the warmth which might excite general notice.

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At each corner of the table stood saucers, filled with a thick fluid of some what equivocal color and consistence, variegated with small dark lumps of a substance that resembled nothing but itself, which Remarkable termed her “sweetmeats.” At the side of each plate, which was placed bottom upward, with its knife and fork most accurately crossed above it, stood another, of smaller size, containing a motley- looking pie, composed of triangular slices of apple, mince, pump kin, cranberry, and custard so arranged as to form an entire whole, Decanters of brandy, rum, gin, and wine, with sundry pitchers of cider, beer, and one hissing vessel of “flip,” were put wherever an opening would admit of their introduction.