consistency

con·sis·ten·cy

 (kən-sĭs′tən-sē)

n. pl. con·sis·ten·cies

1.

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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Thesaurus

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

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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.

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Translations

ثَبات، إسْتِقامَهصَلابَه، كَثافَه

důslednosthustotasouvislost

fasthedkonsistens

KonsistenzWiderspruchsfreiheitBeschaffenheit

συνέπεια

consistenciacoherencia

consistanceaboutissementcohérence

òykktsamkvæmni

coerenzaconsistenza

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

n

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

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consist

(kənˈsist) verb

(with of) to be composed or made up. The house consists of six rooms. bestaan uit يَتَكَوَّن مِن състоя се consistir skládat se (z) bestehen bestå af αποτελούμαι απόcomponerse, constar koosnema متشکل بودن از koostua consister לִכְלוֹל निर्मित, सम्मलित sastojati se áll vmiből terdiri dari samanstanda af consistere di ～から成る (~으로) 이루어지다 susidėti sastāvēt mengandungi bestaan uitbestå avskładać się تشكيلېدل، شاملېدل، موافق كېدل: استقامت لرل constar a se compune (din) состоять skladať sa (z) sestajati (iz) sastojati se bestå av ประกอบด้วย ...-den oluşmak 由...組成 складатися (з) پر مشتمل هونا gồm 由...组成

conˈsistency noun

the degree of thickness or firmness. of the consistency of dough. digtheid, vastheid, lywigheid صَلابَه، كَثافَه плътност consistência hustota die Beschaffenheit konsistens; fasthed πυκνότητα, σταθερότητα, συνοχήconsistencia konsistents استحکام kostumus consistance עִקְבִיוּת सामंजस्य čvrstoća, gustoća sűrűség kekentalan þykkt consistenza 密度 견고성 tankumas, tirštumas, konsistencija konsistence kepersisan consistentiekonsistens konsystencja ټينګار يا ثبات: مقاومت: موافقه consistência con­sistenţă консистенция hustota, konzistencia gostota, čvrstost postojanost konsistens ความเหนียวข้น yoğunluk, kıvam 濃稠度，堅實度 консистенція گاڑھا پن ، ٹھوس پن sự kiên định 浓度，稠度

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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. konsekwent مُتَّسِق، مُتَوافِق съвместим consistente shodný (s) vereinbar i overensstemmelse med; konsistent σύμφωνος με consecuente kokkusobiv سازگار؛ جور yhtäpitävä compatibleתואם सुसंगत dosljedan megegyező sesuai samkvæmur compatibile 一貫した 일치 되는 derinąsis, neprieštaraujantis savienojams; saskanīgs sejajar verenigbaari overenstemmelse, konsekvent, forenligzgodny جور consistente compatibil (cu) согласующийся zhodný (s) skladen dosledan överensstämmande, förenlig ที่สอดคล้องกัน uyumlu, tutarlı 一致的 погоджений, сумісний مطابقت، هم آهنگی phù hợp 一致的

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. beginselvas; konsekwent, volgehou, aanhoudend ثابِت، مُسْتَقيم последователен consistente důsledný, pevný, zásadový gleichmäßig konsekvent συνεπήςcoherente järjekindel ثابت؛ بدون تغییر johdonmukainen cohérentעקבי एक समान dosljedan következetes teguh, tetap, taat azas samkvæmur coerente, costante 矛盾のない 일관된 nuoseklus, pastovus konsekvents; izturēts tekal consequentkonsekvent, gjennomførtkonsekwentny ثابت constante con­secvent последовательный dôsledný; hutný dosleden dosledan konsekvent เหมือนอย่างที่เคยเป็น tutarlı, istikrarlı 一貫的，始終如一的 послідовний, стійкий وضعدارى، استقامت nhất quán 一贯的，始终如一的

conˈsistency noun

the consistency of his work. egaligheid; koersvastheid, standhoudendheid ثَبات، إسْتِقامَه последователност consistência důslednost, souvislost die Beschaffenheit konsistens; fasthed συνέπειαcoherencia kokkusobivus, järjekindlus انسجام؛ استحکام johdonmukaisuus cohérence עִקבִיוּת संगति čvrstoća, gustoća következetesség konsistensi, ketaat-azasan samkvæmni consistenza 一貫性 일관성 nuoseklumas konsekvence; saskaņa konsisten consequentheid konsekvenskonsekwencja ټينګار يا ثبات: مقاومت: موافقه constância consecvenţă последовательность dôslednosť doslednost doslednost konsekvens, följdriktighet ความไม่เปลี่ยนแปลง tutarlılık 一致 послідовність وضعدارى tính nhất quán 一致

conˈsistently adverb

His work is consistently good. beginselvas koersvas; konsekwent, volgehou, egalig, aanhoudend, deur die bank, voortdurend بِصورَة ثابِتَه последователно consistentemente důsledně durchweg gennemført; konsekvent σταθερά, με συνέπεια consistentemente järjekindlalt دائماً؛ بطور مداوم johdonmukaisesti régulièrement בְּעִקבִיוּת संगतिपूर्वक dosljedan következetesen secara konsisten, secara taat azas reglulega, með stöðugum hætti costantemente 一貫して 일관 되게 ištisai, nuolatos konsekventi; visnotaļ dengan konsisten constantalltid, gjennomført, konsekvent konsekwentnie دوامدار uniformemente cu regularitate последовательно dôsledne dosledno kontinuirano genomgående อย่างไม่เปลี่ยนแปลง sürekli olarak 始終 послідовно ، تسلسل، وضعدارى ك‍ے سات‍ھ luôn luôn 始终如一地

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consistency

n. consistencia;

estabilidad, firmeza.

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consistency

n (pl -cies) consistencia

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