obsequent stream

[ ob-si-kwuh nt ]

/ ˈɒb sɪ kwənt /

noun Geology.

a stream flowing in a direction opposite to that of the dip of the local strata.

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Nearby words

obscurity, obscurum per obscurius, obsecrate, obsequence, obsequent, obsequent stream, obsequies, obsequious, obsequy, observable, observance

Compare consequent stream.

Origin of obsequent stream

First recorded in 1890–95

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