obsequent

1 of 2

adjective

ob·​se·​quent

ˈäbsəkwənt

1

obsolete : yielding, submissive, obsequious

2

a

of a stream : flowing in a direction opposite to that of the dip of the local strata and joining a subsequent valley developed along the strike of poorly resistant beds

b

: produced by differential erosion of fault blocks and facing in a direction opposite to that of a previous fault scarp

—used of fault-line scarps and cliffs

obsequent

2 of 2

noun

"

plural -s

: an obsequent stream

Word History

Etymology

Adjective

Latin obsequent-, obsequens, present participle

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