Consist
[kən'sɪst]
Definition
(verb.) be composed of; 'The land he conquered comprised several provinces'; 'What does this dish consist of?'.
(verb.) be consistent in form, tenor, or character; be congruous; 'Desires are to be satisfied only so far as consists with an approved end'.
(verb.) have its essential character; be comprised or contained in; be embodied in; 'The payment consists in food'; 'What does love consist in?'.
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Definition
(v. i.) To stand firm; to be in a fixed or permanent state, as a body composed of parts in union or connection; to hold together; to be; to exist; to subsist; to be supported and maintained.
(v. i.) To be composed or made up; -- followed by of.
(v. i.) To have as its substance or character, or as its foundation; to be; -- followed by in.
(v. i.) To be consistent or harmonious; to be in accordance; -- formerly used absolutely, now followed by with.
(v. i.) To insist; -- followed by on.
Editor: Terence
Synonyms and Antonyms
[See CONSTITUTE]
Edited by Leopold
Definition
v.i. to exist subsist: to co-exist: to agree.—ns. Consist′ence Consist′ency a degree of density: substance: agreement: the quality of being self-consistent.—adj. Consistent fixed: not fluid: agreeing together: uniform in thought or action.—adv. Consist′ently.—adjs. Consistō′rial Consistō′rian.—n. Consist′ory properly a place of assembly: the particular place where the privy-council of the Roman emperor met the council itself: an assembly or council: a spiritual or ecclesiastical court in the R.C. Church consisting of the pope and cardinals and determining all such matters as the appointment of cardinals bishops &c.; in the Lutheran Church exercising a supervision over religion and education over the clergy schoolmasters and theological candidates; in the Reformed Church the kirk-session or the presbytery.—Consist in to lie in: to depend upon: to be composed of; Consist of to be made up of.
Typist: Montague
Examples
- The whole atmosphere could not consist of such groups of three because the watery particles were but a small portion of the total a tmosphere. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- In the inferior employments, the sweets of labour consist altogether in the recompence of labour. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- The giant rolls consist of a pair of iron cylinders of massive size and weight, with removable wearing plates having irregular surfaces formed by projecting knobs. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- Of what is this fine crop to consist, ma'am? Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- Sound waves may be said to consist of a series of condensations and rarefactions, and the distance between two consecutive condensations and rarefactions may be defined as the wave length. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- That of an individual is totally excluded from making any part of his neat revenue, which must consist altogether in his profits. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- My orisons consist in peace and good will, in resignation and hope. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- One of these consists of the crushing and grinding machinery, and the other of the long kilns. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- The system of filling adopted consists of a culvert in each side wall feeding laterals from which are openings upward into the lock chamber. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- It consists of a series of silk disks saturated with a sizing of plumbago and well dried. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- It consists chiefly of the four following articles. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- This consolation principally consists in their invention of the words: faculty and occult quality. David Hume. A Treatise of Human Nature.
- Whatever is extended consists of parts; and whatever consists of parts is divisible, if not in reality, at least in the imagination. David Hume. A Treatise of Human Nature.
- The latest improvement in chemical matches is the Vesta, which consists of small wax, or stearine tapers, with an igniting composition at the end, consisting of chlorate of potass and phosphorus. Frederick C. Bakewell. Great Facts.
- That consisted of two matchless lips and a cheek only, her head being still enveloped. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- The camera obscura consisted of a box with a lens at one end and a ground glass at the other, just like a modern camera. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- My father's little library consisted chiefly of books in polemic divinity, most of which I read. Benjamin Franklin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin.
- Indeed, I am so unobservant of it, that to this day I can scarce tell a few hours after dinner of what dishes it consisted. Benjamin Franklin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin.
- This consisted of mechanical means for throwing the shuttle across the web by a sudden jerk of a bar--one at each side--operated by pulling a cord. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- The semaphore consisted of an upright post, having arms on each side, that could be readily extended, at any given angle. Frederick C. Bakewell. Great Facts.
- The signals of his telegraph consisted of the bubbles of gas arising from the decomposition of water, during the action of the electric current. Frederick C. Bakewell. Great Facts.
- Instead of it, a new supreme court of judicature was established, consisting of a chief justice and three judges, to be appointed by the crown. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- The meal was then bolted, and the tailings, consisting of bran, middlings and adherent flour, again sifted and re-ground. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- The Morse telegraphic code, consisting of dots, dashes, and spaces, is given in Figure 218. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- Again, the experiments demonstrated that the force necessary to maintain at high velocity an apparatus consisting of planes and motors could be produced by means already available. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- The latest improvement in chemical matches is the Vesta, which consists of small wax, or stearine tapers, with an igniting composition at the end, consisting of chlorate of potass and phosphorus. Frederick C. Bakewell. Great Facts.
- Again descending, it brought up another loop, enchained it with the one last made, making a chain stitch, consisting of a series of loops on the upper side. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- The receiving instrument at the other end of the line was constructed upon much the same general lines as the transmitter, consisting of a metallic drum and reels for the paper tape. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
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