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Tandem vs Consecutive - What's the difference?

tandem | consecutive |

As a noun tandem

is tandem bicycle.

As an adjective consecutive is

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tandem

English

Noun

(wikipedia tandem) (en noun)
  • A bicycle with two seats, two sets of pedals, and two wheels.
    • We used to ride this tandem .
  • An arrangement of two or more objects arranged one behind the other.
    • The ponies are driven in tandem .

    Synonyms

    * tandem bicycle

    Derived terms

    * in tandem * tandem trailer * tandemwise

    Adverb

    (-)
  • One behind the other.
    • ride tandem on a bicycle-built-for-two

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Together; working as one.
    • Their skillful tandem work made the project successful and quick.

    consecutive

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • following, in succession, without interruption
  • * {{quote-news
    • , year=2012 , date=May 9 , author=Jonathan Wilson , title=Europa League: Radamel Falcao's Atlético Madrid rout Athletic Bilbao , work=the Guardian citation , page= , passage=He follows Frédi Kanouté, who achieved the feat in 2006 and 2007 for Sevilla, in scoring in consecutive Uefa Cup/Europa League finals.}}
  • Having some logical sequence

    • Antonyms

    * nonconsecutive * simultaneously

    Derived terms

    * consecutively * consecutiveness