constancy
English Thesaurus
1. the quality of being enduring and free from change or variation (noun.attribute)
| hyponym | : | invariance, |
| definition | : | the nature of a quantity or property or function that remains unchanged when a given transformation is applied to it (noun.attribute) |
| hyponym | : | metastability, |
| definition | : | the quality of a physical system that persists in its existing equilibrium when undisturbed (or only slightly disturbed) but able to pass to a more stable equilibrium when sufficiently disturbed (noun.attribute) |
| hyponym | : | monotony, |
| definition | : | constancy of tone or pitch or inflection (noun.attribute) |
| attribute | : | constant, |
| definition | : | steadfast in purpose or devotion or affection (adj.all) |
| attribute | : | inconstant, |
| definition | : | likely to change frequently often without apparent or cogent reason; variable (adj.all) |
2. faithfulness and dependability in personal attachments (especially sexual fidelity) (noun.attribute)
3. (psychology) the tendency for perceived objects to give rise to very similar perceptual experiences in spite of wide variations in the conditions of observation (noun.cognition)
| hypernym | : | perception, |
| definition | : | the process of perceiving (noun.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | brightness constancy, |
| definition | : | the tendency for a visual object to be perceived as having the same brightness under widely different conditions of illumination (noun.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | shape constancy, |
| definition | : | the tendency to perceive the shape of a rigid object as constant despite differences in the viewing angle (and consequent differences in the shape of the pattern projected on the retina of the eye) (noun.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | size constancy, |
| definition | : | the tendency to perceive the veridical size of a familiar object despite differences in their distance (and consequent differences in the size of the pattern projected on the retina of the eye) (noun.cognition) |
4. the quality of being enduring and free from change or variation (noun.attribute)
| derivation | : | stable, |
| definition | : | resistant to change of position or condition (adj.all) |
5. faithfulness and dependability in personal attachments (especially sexual fidelity) (noun.attribute)
| derivation | : | constant, |
| definition | : | steadfast in purpose or devotion or affection (adj.all) |
6. the quality of being enduring and free from change or variation (noun.attribute)
| derivation | : | stable, |
| definition | : | resistant to change of position or condition (adj.all) |
7. faithfulness and dependability in personal attachments (especially sexual fidelity) (noun.attribute)
| derivation | : | constant, |
| definition | : | steadfast in purpose or devotion or affection (adj.all) |
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