Definition of consecutive Consecutive

/kʌnsɛˈkjʌtɪv/ - [kunsekyutiv] - con•sec•u•tive

We found 10 definitions of consecutive from 4 different sources.

What does consecutive mean?

Adjective
consecutive - in regular succession without gaps; "serial concerts"
		sequent, sequential, serial, successive
		ordered having a systematic arrangement; especially having elements succeeding in order according to rule; "an ordered sequence"
consecutive - one after the other; "back-to-back home runs"
		back-to-back
consecutive - successive (without a break); "sick for five straight days"
		straight
Adverb
consecutive - in a consecutive manner; "we numbered the papers consecutively"
		sequentially

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consecutive (a.)
Following in a train; succeeding one another in a regular order; successive; uninterrupted in course or succession; with no interval or break; as, fifty consecutive years.
consecutive (a.)
Following as a consequence or result; actually or logically dependent; consequential; succeeding.
consecutive (a.)
Having similarity of sequence; -- said of certain parallel progressions of two parts in a piece of harmony; as, consecutive fifths, or consecutive octaves, which are forbidden.