consensual
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ʃu adjective
1.
formed or existing merely by consent: a consensual transaction.
2.
Physiology. (of an action) involuntarily correlative with a voluntary action, as the contraction of the iris when the eye is opened.
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consensual (kənˈsɛnsjʊəl) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | law (of a contract, agreement, etc) existing by consent |
| 2. | law (of a sexual activity) performed with the consent of all parties involved |
| 3. | (of certain reflex actions of a part of the body) responding to stimulation of another part |
| [from | |
| con'sensually | |
| —adv | |
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Consensual
is always a great word to know.
So is synapse. Does it mean:
| indicating a standard low level of activity of an organism, as during total rest |
| a region where nerve impulses are transmitted and received in the brain |
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consensual con·sen·su·al (kən-sěn'sh&oomacr;-əl)
adj.
Of or relating to a reflexive response of one body structure following stimulation of another, such as the concurrent constriction of one pupil in response to light shined in the other.
Of or relating to involuntary movement of a body part accompanying voluntary movement of another.
con·sen'su·al·ly adv.
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Example sentences
Urban conceded that the relationship had existed, but said that it had been consensual.
The declarations of party policy are bland expressions of consensual virtue.
His punishment was reduced because of the consensual nature of the crime.
In fact, the more problematic ones are the ones that seem consensual.
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