corollary

[ kawr-uh-ler-ee, kor-; especially British, kuh-rol-uh-ree ]

/ ˈkɔr əˌlɛr i, ˈkɒr-; especially British, kəˈrɒl ə ri /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR corollary ON THESAURUS.COM

noun, plural cor·ol·lar·ies.

Mathematics. a proposition that is incidentally proved in proving another proposition.

an immediate consequence or easily drawn conclusion.

a natural consequence or result.

Origin of corollary

1325–75; Middle English <Late Latin corollārium corollary, in Latin: money paid for a garland, a gift, gratuity. See corolla, -ary

Words nearby corollary

Coro, corody, coroll., corolla, corollaceous, corollary, corollate, coromandel, Coromandel Coast, Coromandel work, Coromuel

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Example sentences from the Web for corollary

They had a corollary: “Each new level of sexual activity requires consent.”
How Antioch College Got Rape Right 20 Years Ago|Nicolaus Mills|December 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
And the corollary is that “those” people are where they are entirely because of their own doing.
What We Need Are Anti-Racists|Gene Robinson|August 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Why not feature topics not solely defined by a corollary to “women”?
Is There Life Left in ‘The View’?|Tim Teeman|June 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Increasingly, sex and its corollary, romantic love, were seen as a healthy part of a relationship.
What the Sex Lives of the Founding Fathers Reveal About Us|Eric Herschthal|February 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST

The corollary being, if she slacks off, even a teensy bit, anything that goes wrong is her fault.
Medicine Bedevils Pregnant Women With Too Many Warnings About Risk|Lenore Skanazy|October 26, 2013|DAILY BEAST
For, said this unhappy wight, increase the weight and the corollary is length increased.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 158, March 10th, 1920|Various
The corollary is that tired feeling which must have sorely tried the tyros or young recruits.
Archaic England|Harold Bayley
Some authors give this as a basal problem, although it is more commonly given as an exercise or a corollary.
The Teaching of Geometry|David Eugene Smith
The corollary was not evident; but the mention of the name brought Mildred back to the ordinary world.
The Invader|Margaret L. Woods
Individual private property was a corollary of liberty and hence law was not thinkable without it.
An Introduction to the Philosophy of Law|Roscoe Pound

British Dictionary definitions for corollary

corollary

/ (kəˈrɒlərɪ) /

noun plural -laries

a proposition that follows directly from the proof of another proposition

an obvious deduction

a natural consequence or result

adjective

consequent or resultant

Word Origin for corollary

C14: from Latin corollārium money paid for a garland, from Latin corolla garland, from corōna crown

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Scientific definitions for corollary

corollary

[ kôr′ə-lĕr′ē ]

A statement that follows with little or no proof required from an already proven statement. For example, it is a theorem in geometry that the angles opposite two congruent sides of a triangle are also congruent. A corollary to that statement is that an equilateral triangle is also equiangular.

单词	corollary
释义	corollary [ kawr-uh-ler-ee, kor-; especially British, kuh-rol-uh-ree ] / ˈkɔr əˌlɛr i, ˈkɒr-; especially British, kəˈrɒl ə ri / SEE SYNONYMS FOR corollary ON THESAURUS.COM noun, plural cor·ol·lar·ies. Mathematics. a proposition that is incidentally proved in proving another proposition. an immediate consequence or easily drawn conclusion. a natural consequence or result. Origin of corollary 1325–75; Middle English <Late Latin corollārium corollary, in Latin: money paid for a garland, a gift, gratuity. See corolla, -ary Words nearby corollary Coro, corody, coroll., corolla, corollaceous, corollary, corollate, coromandel, Coromandel Coast, Coromandel work, Coromuel Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for corollary They had a corollary: “Each new level of sexual activity requires consent.” How Antioch College Got Rape Right 20 Years Ago\|Nicolaus Mills\|December 10, 2014\|DAILY BEAST And the corollary is that “those” people are where they are entirely because of their own doing. What We Need Are Anti-Racists\|Gene Robinson\|August 24, 2014\|DAILY BEAST Why not feature topics not solely defined by a corollary to “women”? Is There Life Left in ‘The View’?\|Tim Teeman\|June 28, 2014\|DAILY BEAST Increasingly, sex and its corollary, romantic love, were seen as a healthy part of a relationship. What the Sex Lives of the Founding Fathers Reveal About Us\|Eric Herschthal\|February 21, 2014\|DAILY BEAST The corollary being, if she slacks off, even a teensy bit, anything that goes wrong is her fault. Medicine Bedevils Pregnant Women With Too Many Warnings About Risk\|Lenore Skanazy\|October 26, 2013\|DAILY BEAST For, said this unhappy wight, increase the weight and the corollary is length increased. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 158, March 10th, 1920\|Various The corollary is that tired feeling which must have sorely tried the tyros or young recruits. Archaic England\|Harold Bayley Some authors give this as a basal problem, although it is more commonly given as an exercise or a corollary. The Teaching of Geometry\|David Eugene Smith The corollary was not evident; but the mention of the name brought Mildred back to the ordinary world. The Invader\|Margaret L. Woods Individual private property was a corollary of liberty and hence law was not thinkable without it. An Introduction to the Philosophy of Law\|Roscoe Pound British Dictionary definitions for corollary corollary / (kəˈrɒlərɪ) / noun plural -laries a proposition that follows directly from the proof of another proposition an obvious deduction a natural consequence or result adjective consequent or resultant Word Origin for corollary C14: from Latin corollārium money paid for a garland, from Latin corolla garland, from corōna crown Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to corollary upshot, analogy, culmination, end, sequence, induction, sequel, effect, result, precipitate, consequence, inference, issue, aftereffect, end product Scientific definitions for corollary corollary [ kôr′ə-lĕr′ē ] A statement that follows with little or no proof required from an already proven statement. For example, it is a theorem in geometry that the angles opposite two congruent sides of a triangle are also congruent. A corollary to that statement is that an equilateral triangle is also equiangular. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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corollary

noun, plural cor·ol·lar·ies.

Origin of corollary

Words nearby corollary

Example sentences from the Web for corollary

British Dictionary definitions for corollary

noun plural -laries

adjective

Word Origin for corollary

Words related to corollary

Scientific definitions for corollary