consensual

See also: con-sensual

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From consensus + -ual.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kənˈsɛnʃuəl/

Adjective

consensual (comparative more consensual, superlative most consensual)

  1. with permission, with consensus, without coercion; allowed without objecting or resisting
  2. (law) existing, or made, by the mutual consent of two or more parties
    a consensual contract
  3. (biology) excited or caused by sensation, sympathy, or reflex action, and not by conscious volition
    consensual motions
    1. Contralaterally corresponding rather than ipsilaterally induced
      direct and consensual pupillary reflexes produce bilateral constriction from a unilateral stimulus

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Derived terms

English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *sent-‎ (2 c, 0 e)

Translations

Romanian

Etymology

From French consensuel.

Adjective

consensual m or n (feminine singular consensuală, masculine plural consensuali, feminine and neuter plural consensuale)

  1. consensual

Declension

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /konsenˈswal/ [kõn.sẽnˈswal]
  • Rhymes: -al
  • Syllabification: con‧sen‧sual

Adjective

consensual (plural consensuales)

  1. consensual

Derived terms

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