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obsequent stream
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noun
Geology
.
a stream flowing in a direction opposite to that of the dip of the local strata.
Compare
consequent stream
.
Origin:
1890–95
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process where the surface of the earth is worn away by the action of water, glaciers, winds, waves
ratio of the volume of the pores of a substance to the total volume of the mass
central portion of the earth believed to be composed mainly of iron and nickel in a molten state
slow movement of water through the pores in soil or permeable rock
tectonic boundary where two plates are moving toward each other
outer layer of the earth, about 22 miles deep under the continents and 6 miles deep under the oceans
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