obsequent stream
[ ob-si-kwuhnt ]
nounGeology.
a stream flowing in a direction opposite to that of the dip of the local strata.
Origin of obsequent stream
1First recorded in 1890–95
- Compare consequent stream.
Words Nearby obsequent stream
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