sequent

Adjective

WordNet 3.0

Adjective (2)

  1. in regular succession without gaps“serial concerts”Synonyms: consecutivesequentialserialsuccessive
  2. following or accompanying as a consequence“an excessive growth of bureaucracy, with attendant problems”“snags incidental to the changeover in management”“attendant circumstances”“the period of tension and consequent need for military preparedness”“the ensuant response to his appeal”“the resultant savings were considerable”Synonyms: attendantconsequentaccompanyingconcomitantincidentalensuantresultant
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Sequent \Se"quent\, a. [L. sequens, -entis, p. pr. of sequi to follow. See Sue to follow.]

1.Following; succeeding; in continuance. [1913 Webster]

What to this was sequent Thou knowest already.— Shak.[1913 Webster]

2.Following as an effect; consequent. [1913 Webster]


Sequent \Se"quent\, n.

1.A follower. [R.] --Shak. [1913 Webster]

2.That which follows as a result; a sequence. [1913 Webster]

Free On-line Dictionary of Computing

Sequent

<company> A computer manufacturer.

Quarterly sales $109M, profits $7M (Aug 1994).

Sequent computers was acquired by IBM in 1999. [History?]

(2003-10-21)

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