Resultant (Adjective)
Meaning
Occurring with or following 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"; "collateral target damage from a bombing run".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- The resultant traffic congestion was a major concern for the urban planners designing the new highway system.
- The company's reduced staff resulted in a resultant increase in workload for the remaining employees.
- The resultant force exerted on the object was the sum of all the forces acting on it at that time.
- The resultant improvements in fuel efficiency have made the new car model more desirable to environmentally conscious buyers.
- The resultant profits from the sale of the company's shares were distributed among the shareholders.