adj.1 a following continuously. b in unbroken or logical order.
2 Gram. expressing consequence.
Phrases and idioms:
consecutive intervals Mus. intervals of the same kind (esp. fifths or octaves), occurring in succession between two voices or parts in harmony.
Derivatives:
consecutively adv. consecutiveness n.
Etymology: F cons{eacute}cutif -ive f. med.L consecutivus (as consecution)