obsequent
Definition of obsequent
1 obsolete : yielding, submissive, obsequious
2a 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
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Origin and Etymology of obsequent
Latin obsequent-, obsequens, present participle
obsequent
Definition of obsequent
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: an obsequent stream
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