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consist

[v. kuhn-sist; n. kon-sist]

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verb (used without object)

to be made up or composed (usually followed by of): This cake consists mainly of sugar, flour, and butter.

to be comprised or contained (usually followed by in): Her charm does not consist only in her beauty.

Archaic. to exist together or be capable of existing together.

Obsolete. to insist; urge.

noun

Railroads.

the rolling stock, exclusive of the locomotive, making up a train.

a record made of this rolling stock.

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Origin:
1520–30; < Latin consistere to stand together, stand firm, equivalent to con- con- + sistere to cause to stand, reduplicative v. akin to stāre to stand

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Distracting oneself used to consist of sharpening a half-dozen pencils or lighting a cigarette.

Those loans consist primarily of traditional private loans but also include loans made by states.

Modern feathers consist of thousands of fibres held together by tiny hooks.

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Distracting oneself used to consist of sharpening a half-dozen pencils or lighting a cigarette.

Those loans consist primarily of traditional private loans but also include loans made by states.

Modern feathers consist of thousands of fibres held together by tiny hooks.

The weevil's scales consist of two parts-an outer shell and an inner structure.

Public measures consist of shellfish beds closures for public harvesting.

Saturday evenings at my grandparents' place consist of two key events: dinner, and television watching afterward.

Blooms consist of three large petals and three much smaller ones, giving them a triangular more add to my plant list.

Numpad consist of three stick-on films which you can apply to the pad.

The new cabinet is now expected to consist mainly of technical experts rather than politicians.

The uniforms consist of a floor-length skirt, a long-sleeved.

They are each believed to consist of half-a-dozen genes.

His safety measures consist of washing the fish and keeping it cold.

Giant clusters of galaxies consist of two observable components.

Fertile ones are shorter and consist of stalks topped by short, tightly clustered, brown spore-bearing bodies.

Capacitors consist of plate-shaped electrodes that store electricity by creating an electrical field between them.

The toilets consist of a morning, excursion, and evening toilet.

Mostly, however, the government's economic policy seems to consist of complaining loudly and hoping for western help.

Presentations may consist of posters, oral reports, or another format as defined by the teacher.

The films consist of a thin slab of water sandwiched between two layers of soap molecules.

Publishing companies will consist of editors and financial planners.

The starters consist of a selection of charcuterie, cheeses and a mixed green salad.

Catenanes consist of two interlocking rings that can spin around each other.

These grazing antelopes live in herds, which can consist of as few as ten or as many as several hundred animals.

The membranes of modern cells consist of a double layer of fatty acids known as phospholipids.

The controls consist of an on-screen virtual joystick, which works by moving a thumb around in the bottom left corner.

Including three general officers the general staff is to consist of forty-five officers.

Originally, lightning was thought to consist simply of giant sparks.

Darimont found that their diets consist to a large extent of black-tailed deer.

The detectors consist of thick semiconductor wafers with a superconducting detector on one side and charge detectors on the other.

Taking pictures of lungs is not easy, because they consist mainly of empty space.

Entire quarters consist of little more than crumbling walls and collapsed roofs.

Hydrogen nuclei each consist of a single proton, orbited by an electron.

Russian exports still consist overwhelmingly of raw materials.

Tumbling composters consist of a rotating drum with a handle on a raised frame.

All groupings of living organisms, including humanity, are populations that consist of uniquely different individuals.

Although duels and gauntlets have largely disappeared into history, modern life seems to consist of little else but challenges.

Most mammal specimens this old consist of no more than a few broken, fossilized bones.

They consist of a straight channel connecting a source to a drain, interrupted half way by a wide gate.

But the norms of the profession don't always make clear what that type of work should consist of.

Uranus's previously known rings consist of larger rocks and boulders, so their stability is less surprising.

Both industries consist of carriers serving routes on a global network.

Tropical peatlands consist of layer upon layer of forest debris too wet to decompose.

The richest households typically consist of two professionals, married to each other and working full-time.

Human beards, though often called whiskers, actually consist of regular hairs.

The creatures are described as shy and nocturnal, and their diets consist mostly of berries and fruits.

They consist of little elastic sacs filled with pigment.

It will consist of four books about dogs whose fates are intertwined.

Most systems consist of only three main parts and the wiring that links.

The departmental support may consist of team teaching and various community outreach programs.

The mission as now envisioned will consist of two modules.

Our exhibits consist of dozens of powered and horse drawn vehicles displayed by type and era.

Borne at branch ends, the flower heads consist of tight clusters of tubular true flowers.

Electronic chips consist of millions of transistors, each of which does one simple thing:.

Particles such as protons and neutrons consist of smaller particles called quarks and gluons.

Blooms consist of three large petals and three much smaller.

Called neural networks, these systems consist of simple processing elements that are highly interconnected.

The basic food groups would seem to consist of the following: hamburgers and fries, chicken.

Hu's thesis proposal will consist of a polished up version of the notes from my summer work.

They typically consist of a rubbery insulated material sandwiched between conductors-for example, a pair of electrodes.

Glossy leaves consist of two leaflets with a central, three-part.

Presently, the pods consist of little more than blow-up walls.

Neither will help if the stones consist of uric acid.

But these photographs actually consist of several megapixel-size images pieced together digitally.

Each unit consist of three common shares and two warrants.

Simply telling them what a good answer would consist of, or giving them the questions, does not do the trick.

Sometimes a poem can consist of a single sentence, the impact of which builds and gathers force in anticipation of its final line.

Biodegradable products include those that consist of food waste, paper, wood and fabric.

Some sutures consist of a single strand of material that moves easily through tissue.

The islands will consist of a plastic membrane loaded up with solar concentrating mirrors floating above the water.

The services attaching to the day consist of the offerings of.

The eight regular satellites consist of four large moons and four smaller ones.

Telescoping jack posts that consist of heavy-duty steel columns with a screw-jack at the top end are widely available.

The playoffs consist of a single elimination ladder with the best two of three matches advancing to the next tier.

So his responsibilities at the store one summer vacation consist mainly of watching for shoplifters.

Many of the miniature guns and cannons were once working replicas and consist of copper alloy to withstand firing pressures.

Two of them consist of a flamboyant lord of the earth and a broken slave whimpering and staggering at the end of a rope.

As chucks of ancient glacial ice, icebergs consist of pure fresh water.

All electrochemical cells consist of two electrodes separated by some distance.

Because older models consist of little more than a pot and a heating element, they tend to last forever.

The alien languages in science fiction and fantasy books and movies largely consist of nonsense:.

Blues and greens consist of structural pigments that are manufactured by the birds themselves.

The kits are cheap and consist of a set of self-adhesive weights and a weighted clip.

Today's refrigerators consist of a metal outside cabinet and a plastic interior.

Wind farms may consist of hundreds of wind turbines stretched over a large area.

These consist of a pair of metal rods that jut out and up diagonally and have twine or plastic cords strung between them.

Amelio, in his first public strategy speech, said today that the company's comeback path would consist of many small steps.

Such systems generally consist of a roof-mounted solar collector and a storage tank.

These materials, dubbed cuprates, typically consist of copper oxide layers sandwiched between other substances.

As a result, the wiring harnesses consist of no more than four wires each, which saves weight and cuts down on labor.

The blue chips consist largely of privatized industrial giants with significant export earnings.

These engravings consist of two long, parallel lines intersected by varying numbers of short lines.

Older-style free-standing radiators of cast iron consist of multiple sections that allow air to flow through and around.

The plan is to have units that will consist of some of our people and some of the local people.

Your in-game party can consist of a maximum of four characters.

Frame materials usually consist of thick stalks, stems or vine sections.

These peculiar formations consist of unconsolidated frost that grows due to the moisture in the westerly wind.

In that case your scenarios should be somewhat consist with some consensus view.

Most lasers from the big defense firms consist of dozens of tiny pieces of bulk optics to generate their blasts.

The tax form would consist of three lines: total income, applicable percentage and tax due.

They consist of plant material and are also completely shot through with fungi in the roots in the stems and in the leaves.

The instrumentation will consist of an infrared limb-imaging spectrometer and a millimetre-wave limbsounder.

The toilets consist of a few sandbags and a wooden.

Perhaps a new approach should consist of fighting bullets with books, and body bags with real job training.

Bedding should consist of organic, carbon-rich materials, such as sawdust or paper shreds.

Further, primary and secondary school teachers consist primarily of women.

App developer teams aren't always focused on security first, especially when some of them consist of a handful of engineers.

Japan's legal professionals consist of many licensed nonlawyer legal specialists.

Three-bin units consist of three individual compost containers.

When his drawings consist of more than one animal, they are linked by the single continuous line.

Most white-collar jobs already consist of mind work.

The leading edges of modern hang gliders consist of stout aluminum tubing in part so that they can withstand these forces.

These tests consist of firing a dummy missile from a ship or submarine which the test facility then attempts to shoot down.

They consist of preons and these particles are the building blocks of everything in our universe.

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consist (kənˈsɪst)

—vb (foll by in or of)
1.	(foll by of) to be composed (of); be formed (of): syrup consists of sugar and water
2.	to have its existence (in); lie (in); be expressed (by): his religion consists only in going to church
3.	to be compatible or consistent; accord

[C16: from Latin consistere to halt, stand firm, from sistere to stand, cause to stand; related to stāre to stand]

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consist

1520s, from L. consistere "to stand firm," from com- "together" + sistere "to place," causative of stare "to be standing" (see assist). Consistory "meeting place" is from c.1320.

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