consecutiveadj.

/kənˈsɛkjʊtɪv/

Etymology: < French consecutif, -ive, on Latin type *consecūtīvus , < consecūt- participial stem: see consecute v. and -ive suffix.

1. Following continuously; following each its predecessor in uninterrupted succession.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > relative time > the future or time to come > succession or following in time > [adjective]

subaltern1579

subalternal1588

succeeding1602

consecutive1611

sequenta1616

subalternate1649

successional1685

seriatim1813

serial2006

the world > relative properties > order > order, sequence, or succession > [adjective] > successive or following one after another

successive?a1475

progressional1570

consecutive1611

sequenta1616

progressive1620

back-to-back1626

running1682

seriatim1813

straight1899

tandem1926

1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Consecutif, consecutiue, or consequent; next or immediately succeeding.

1685 R. Boyle Exper. Disc. Salubr. Air 57 in Ess. Effects Motion The Summers of differing, and yet perhaps immediately consecutive, years.

1714 Locke's Ess. Humane Understanding ii. xxi, in Wks. I. 113 The Actions of a Man consecutive to Volition.

1781 S. Johnson Blackmore in Pref. Wks. Eng. Poets V. 47 In the structure and order of the poem..the greater parts are properly consecutive.

1857 H. T. Buckle Hist. Civilisation Eng. I. vi. 296 It rained blood for three consecutive days.

1882 S. H. Vines tr. J. von Sachs Text-bk. Bot. (ed. 2) 549 Occasioned..by the superposition of consecutive whorls.

2. Consisting of elements following in order; characterized by consecution or logical sequence.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > understanding > reason, faculty of reasoning > process of reasoning, ratiocination > argument, source of conviction > [adjective]

logic1581

logical1588

consequential1659

consecutive1755

connected1816

consequent1849

sequential1853

1755 S. Johnson Dict. Eng. Lang. Pref. ⁋50 When the radical idea branches out into parallel ramifications, how can a consecutive series be formed of senses in their own nature collateral?

a1856 W. Hamilton Lect. Metaphysics (1860) IV. xxvi. 38 The ground of a consecutive reasoning.

1875 B. Jowett in tr. Plato Dialogues (ed. 2) I. 424 Cebes is the..more consecutive thinker.

†3.

a. Following as a consequence or effect; consequent (to). Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > existence and causation > causation > effect, result, or consequence > [adjective]

corollaryc1449

consequent1509

resulting?a1560

sequent1575

pursuant1593

following1594

ensuing1604

eventual1607

attendant1617

emergentc1619

resultant1639

resultative1645

consecutive1647

reflexed1653

redundant1654

reflex1654

consequential1655

resultive1655

attending1682

propter hoc1889

ensuant1897

sequential1899

pursuivant1941

1647 Bp. J. Taylor Θεολογία Ἐκλεκτική xx. 261 Accused of accidentall and consequutive Blasphemy and Idolatry.

c1705 G. Berkeley Commonplace Bk. in Wks. (1871) IV. 477 The freedom of doing as they please, w^eh freedom is consecutive to the will.

b. Pathology. Occurring after or during the decline of a disease, without forming part of it; as consecutive symptoms or phenomena.

ΚΠ

1864 E. A. Parkes Man. Pract. Hygiene 443 It is probable that a certain number are consecutive to dysentery.

4. Grammar. Expressing consequence or result.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > linguistics > study of grammar > other grammatical categories or concepts > [adjective] > expressing other relations or concepts

adversativec1450

commonc1450

concessive1653

local1662

aggregate1683

ecbatic1836

sociative1845

inversive1858

comitative1860

consecutive1871

conative1875

1871 B. H. Kennedy Public School Lat. Gram. §74 Subordinate Conjunctions are:—(1) Consecutive; (2) Final; (3) Causal, etc.

1871 B. H. Kennedy Public School Lat. Gram. §168 Consecutive Clauses are so called because they express consequence or result: ita miser est ut fleat, he is so wretched that he weeps.

1871 B. H. Kennedy Public School Lat. Gram. §170 The Consecutive use of the Relative and its Particles with a Subjunctive Verb.

1874 H. J. Roby Gram. Latin Lang. §1678.

5. Music. Applied to the immediate succession of intervals of the same kind (esp. fifths or octaves) occurring between two voices or parts in harmony. (Also as n. in plural = Consecutive fifths or octaves.)

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > music > musical sound > harmony or sounds in combination > [adjective] > movement of parts > specific

unformal1597

transgressive1761

consecutive1819

hidden1869

tonal1869

ostinato1876

direct1880

sequential?1890

1819 A. Rees Cycl. IX. at Consecutive Chords The same applies to all consecutive intervals whatever.

1875 F. A. G. Ouseley Treat. Harmony (ed. 2) i. 12 By the laws of strict counterpoint, every consecutive fifth or octave..is altogether forbidden.

1880 Parry in Grove Dict. Music I. 391 The forbidden consecutives are most objectionable in vocal music, or music for solo instruments in combination.

6. consecutive points n. Mathematics see quot. 1884.

ΚΠ

1884 B. Williamson Elem. Treat. Differential Calculus (ed. 5) 257 (note) Two points which are infinitely close to each other on the same branch of a curve are said to be consecutive points on the curve.

7. Magnetism. consecutive points or poles: successive points in the length of a magnetized bar, at which the direction of the magnetization is reversed, the effect being as if the whole consisted of a number of magnetized bars connected by their similar poles at these points. Also called consequent points.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > physics > electromagnetic radiation > magnetism > magnetic devices or materials > [noun] > pole of magnet > points of reversal

consecutive points or poles1832

consequent points1860

1832 Nat. Philos. (Libr. Useful Knowl.) II. Magnetism 11 The points where the polarities thus change from the one kind to the other have been called consecutive points.

1866 R. M. Ferguson Electricity 9 This method [sc. Double Touch]..communicates a powerful, but sometimes irregular magnetism, giving rise..to consecutive poles (Ger. Folgepuncte)—that is, to more poles than two in the magnet.

1890 S. R. Bottone Dynamo (ed. 6) 90 Coiling the wire so as to secure ‘consecutive’ poles at the pole pieces.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	consecutive
释义	consecutiveadj. /kənˈsɛkjʊtɪv/ Etymology: < French consecutif, -ive, on Latin type consecūtīvus , < consecūt-* participial stem: see consecute v. and -ive suffix. 1. Following continuously; following each its predecessor in uninterrupted succession. ΘΚΠ the world > time > relative time > the future or time to come > succession or following in time > [adjective] subaltern1579 subalternal1588 succeeding1602 consecutive1611 sequenta1616 subalternate1649 successional1685 seriatim1813 serial2006 the world > relative properties > order > order, sequence, or succession > [adjective] > successive or following one after another successive?a1475 progressional1570 consecutive1611 sequenta1616 progressive1620 back-to-back1626 running1682 seriatim1813 straight1899 tandem1926 1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Consecutif, consecutiue, or consequent; next or immediately succeeding. 1685 R. Boyle Exper. Disc. Salubr. Air 57 in Ess. Effects Motion The Summers of differing, and yet perhaps immediately consecutive, years. 1714 Locke's Ess. Humane Understanding ii. xxi, in Wks. I. 113 The Actions of a Man consecutive to Volition. 1781 S. Johnson Blackmore in Pref. Wks. Eng. Poets V. 47 In the structure and order of the poem..the greater parts are properly consecutive. 1857 H. T. Buckle Hist. Civilisation Eng. I. vi. 296 It rained blood for three consecutive days. 1882 S. H. Vines tr. J. von Sachs Text-bk. Bot. (ed. 2) 549 Occasioned..by the superposition of consecutive whorls. 2. Consisting of elements following in order; characterized by consecution or logical sequence. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > understanding > reason, faculty of reasoning > process of reasoning, ratiocination > argument, source of conviction > [adjective] logic1581 logical1588 consequential1659 consecutive1755 connected1816 consequent1849 sequential1853 1755 S. Johnson Dict. Eng. Lang. Pref. ⁋50 When the radical idea branches out into parallel ramifications, how can a consecutive series be formed of senses in their own nature collateral? a1856 W. Hamilton Lect. Metaphysics (1860) IV. xxvi. 38 The ground of a consecutive reasoning. 1875 B. Jowett in tr. Plato Dialogues (ed. 2) I. 424 Cebes is the..more consecutive thinker. †3. a. Following as a consequence or effect; consequent (to). Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > causation > effect, result, or consequence > [adjective] corollaryc1449 consequent1509 resulting?a1560 sequent1575 pursuant1593 following1594 ensuing1604 eventual1607 attendant1617 emergentc1619 resultant1639 resultative1645 consecutive1647 reflexed1653 redundant1654 reflex1654 consequential1655 resultive1655 attending1682 propter hoc1889 ensuant1897 sequential1899 pursuivant1941 1647 Bp. J. Taylor Θεολογία Ἐκλεκτική xx. 261 Accused of accidentall and consequutive Blasphemy and Idolatry. c1705 G. Berkeley Commonplace Bk. in Wks. (1871) IV. 477 The freedom of doing as they please, w^eh freedom is consecutive to the will. b. Pathology. Occurring after or during the decline of a disease, without forming part of it; as consecutive symptoms or phenomena. ΚΠ 1864 E. A. Parkes Man. Pract. Hygiene 443 It is probable that a certain number are consecutive to dysentery. 4. Grammar. Expressing consequence or result. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > linguistics > study of grammar > other grammatical categories or concepts > [adjective] > expressing other relations or concepts adversativec1450 commonc1450 concessive1653 local1662 aggregate1683 ecbatic1836 sociative1845 inversive1858 comitative1860 consecutive1871 conative1875 1871 B. H. Kennedy Public School Lat. Gram. §74 Subordinate Conjunctions are:—(1) Consecutive; (2) Final; (3) Causal, etc. 1871 B. H. Kennedy Public School Lat. Gram. §168 Consecutive Clauses are so called because they express consequence or result: ita miser est ut fleat, he is so wretched that he weeps. 1871 B. H. Kennedy Public School Lat. Gram. §170 The Consecutive use of the Relative and its Particles with a Subjunctive Verb. 1874 H. J. Roby Gram. Latin Lang. §1678. 5. Music. Applied to the immediate succession of intervals of the same kind (esp. fifths or octaves) occurring between two voices or parts in harmony. (Also as n. in plural = Consecutive fifths or octaves.) ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > musical sound > harmony or sounds in combination > [adjective] > movement of parts > specific unformal1597 transgressive1761 consecutive1819 hidden1869 tonal1869 ostinato1876 direct1880 sequential?1890 1819 A. Rees Cycl. IX. at Consecutive Chords The same applies to all consecutive intervals whatever. 1875 F. A. G. Ouseley Treat. Harmony (ed. 2) i. 12 By the laws of strict counterpoint, every consecutive fifth or octave..is altogether forbidden. 1880 Parry in Grove Dict. Music I. 391 The forbidden consecutives are most objectionable in vocal music, or music for solo instruments in combination. 6. consecutive points n. Mathematics see quot. 1884. ΚΠ 1884 B. Williamson Elem. Treat. Differential Calculus (ed. 5) 257 (note) Two points which are infinitely close to each other on the same branch of a curve are said to be consecutive points on the curve. 7. Magnetism. consecutive points or poles: successive points in the length of a magnetized bar, at which the direction of the magnetization is reversed, the effect being as if the whole consisted of a number of magnetized bars connected by their similar poles at these points. Also called consequent points. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > physics > electromagnetic radiation > magnetism > magnetic devices or materials > [noun] > pole of magnet > points of reversal consecutive points or poles1832 consequent points1860 1832 Nat. Philos. (Libr. Useful Knowl.) II. Magnetism 11 The points where the polarities thus change from the one kind to the other have been called consecutive points. 1866 R. M. Ferguson Electricity 9 This method [sc. Double Touch]..communicates a powerful, but sometimes irregular magnetism, giving rise..to consecutive poles (Ger. Folgepuncte)—that is, to more poles than two in the magnet. 1890 S. R. Bottone Dynamo (ed. 6) 90 Coiling the wire so as to secure ‘consecutive’ poles at the pole pieces. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1611
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