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consistencia

Definitions of consistencia
  1. noun
    a harmonious uniformity or agreement among things or parts
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    antonyms:
    inconsistencia
    the quality of being inconsistent and lacking a harmonious uniformity among things or parts
    type of:
    uniformidad
    the quality of lacking diversity or variation (even to the point of boredom)
  2. noun
    the property of holding together and retaining its shape
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    types:
    viscosidad
    resistance of a liquid to shear forces (and hence to flow)
    espesor
    resistance to flow
    porosidad
    the property of being porous; being able to absorb fluids
    solidez
    the consistency of a solid
    espumosidad
    the property of giving off bubbles
    dificultad, gomosidad, pastosidad, pegajosidad, untuosidad, viscosidad
    the property of sticking to a surface
    gomosidad
    the property of being cohesive and sticky
    cremosidad
    the property of having the thickness of heavy cream
    fluidez, liquidez
    the property of flowing easily
    acuosidad
    the property of resembling the viscosity of water
    compresibilidad
    the property of being able to occupy less space
    vellosidad
    a light softness
    flaccidez, flacidez, flojedad
    a flabby softness
    sensiblería
    a mushy pulpy softness
    bronquedad, fragilidad
    firm but easily broken
    permeabilidad
    the property of something that can be pervaded by a liquid (as by osmosis or diffusion)
    impermeabilidad
    the property of something that cannot be pervaded by a liquid
    type of:
    propiedad
    a basic or essential attribute shared by all members of a class
  3. noun
    the muscle tone of healthy tissue
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    type of:
    fortaleza
    the property of being physically or mentally strong
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