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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD OBSEQUENT

(In the obsolete sense: yielding): from Latin obsequī, from sequī to follow.
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PRONUNCIATION OF OBSEQUENT

obsequent  [ˈɒbsɪkwənt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF OBSEQUENT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Obsequent is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES OBSEQUENT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of obsequent in the English dictionary

The definition of obsequent in the dictionary is flowing into a subsequent stream in the opposite direction to the original slope of the land.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH OBSEQUENT


aliquant
ˈælɪkwənt
colliquant
kəˈlɪkwənt
consequent
ˈkɒnsɪkwənt
delinquent
dɪˈlɪŋkwənt
Derwent
ˈdɜːwənt
eloquent
ˈɛləkwənt
frequent
ˈfriːkwənt
grandiloquent
ɡrænˈdɪləkwənt
inconsequent
ɪnˈkɒnsɪkwənt
ineloquent
ɪnˈɛləkwənt
infrequent
ɪnˈfriːkwənt
magniloquent
mæɡˈnɪləkwənt
multiloquent
mʌlˈtɪləkwənt
nondelinquent
ˌnɒndɪˈlɪŋkwənt
pauciloquent
pɔːˈsɪləkwənt
sequent
ˈsiːkwənt
subsequent
ˈsʌbsɪkwənt
unfrequent
ʌnˈfriːkwənt
unguent
ˈʌŋɡwənt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE OBSEQUENT

obsecrate
obsecration
obsequial
obsequies
obsequious
obsequiously
obsequiousness
obsequy
observability
observable
observableness
observably
observance
observancy
observant
observantly
observation
observation balloon
observation car
observation deck

WORDS THAT END LIKE OBSEQUENT

abluent
affirming the consequent
affluent
confluent
congruent
constituent
diluent
effluent
eluent
fluent
incongruent
influent
interfluent
juvenile delinquent
mass affluent
obstruent
reconstituent
refluent
substituent
suent

Synonyms and antonyms of obsequent in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «obsequent» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF OBSEQUENT

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obsequent
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obsequent
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obsequent
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obsequent
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obsequent
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obsequent
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obsequent
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Obsequent
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obsequent
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

obsequent
75 millions of speakers

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परिणामी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

obsequent
70 millions of speakers

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obsequent
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obsequent
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obsequent
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Translator English - Romanian

obsequent
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obsequent
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Translator English - Afrikaans

obsequent
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Translator English - Swedish

obsequent
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obsequent
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Trends of use of obsequent

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «OBSEQUENT»

The term «obsequent» is barely ever used and occupies the 196.864 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «OBSEQUENT» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about obsequent

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «OBSEQUENT»

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The Facts on File Dictionary of Earth Science
In scarpland areas, the obsequent streams develop after the consequent and ... sandstone scarps, with clay vales; obsequent streams will flow down the scarp faces, tributary to the subsequent master streams. obsidian /ob-sid-ee-ăn/ A black , ...
Jacqueline Smith, John O. E. Clark, Stella E. Stiegeler, 2009
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Principles and Applications of Photogeology
A compound slope is developed which is constituted by primary (main) resequent and obsequent slopes, and secondary resequent and obsequent slopes. On the primary obsequent slope of the main ridge, are developed the secondary ...
Shiv N. Pandey, 1987
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Physical Geography: Hydrosphere
K. Bharatdwaj. 5. Obsequent Streams The streams flowing in opposite direction to the master consequent are called obsequent streams. In fact, obsequent streams are also consequents because they also follow the slopes of the ranges.
K. Bharatdwaj, 2006
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Britain and the British Seas
The source of an obsequent stream may even work back through a ridge, most frequently at a wind-gap (c), and seize the subsequent drainage of the furrow beyond. It is to be observed, therefore, that transverse streams may be either ...
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A Dictionary of Geography, Second Edition:
[f FAULT-LINE scmr] obsequent stream Introduced by W. M. Davis to describe s.'s which flow in a direction opposite to the original CONSEQUENT drainage to join a SUBSEQUENT s. The term is often used now for a scarp s. or anti-dip 8., one ...
F. J. Monkhouse, 2007
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Paleoseismic Reconnaissance of the Sevier Fault, Kane and ...
Obsequent fault-line scarp formed on the Sevier fault. (2002) studied a 12-km- long section of the Sevier fault between Orderville, Utah, and Black Mountain, and reported a stratigraphic separation across the fault in her study area of 472 to 869 ...
William R. Lund, Tyler R. Knudsen, Garrett S. Vice, 2008
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An Introduction to Physical Geography
Obsequent River System When the river flows in direction to the opposite flow of consequent river is known is obsequent river. It is also a consequent river system because of following the direction of slope on emerged land. But due to ...
Nizamuddin Khan, 2002
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Geography Workbook - 1
Identify the drainage systems, shown in the order 1/2 and 3. (a) Reconsequent, Subsequent, Obsequent. (b) Reconsequent, Obsequent, Subsequent. (c) Subsequent, Reconsequent, Obsequent. (d) Subsequent, Obsequent, Reconsequent.
Manocha S. K., 2009
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Elsevier's Dictionary of Geography: in English, Russian, ...
145 fleuve m obséquent; valléefobséquente río m obsecuente; valle m obsecuente obsequenter Fluß m; obsequentes Tal n obsequent valley → 4198 obstruction; blockage A heap of unsorted debris appearing as a result of rock fall. r завал ...
Vladimir Kotlyakov, Anna Komarova, 2006
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Concise Geography Upsc
(b) Consequent, obsequent, resequent, and subsequent (c) Consequent, subsequent, resequent, and obsequent (d) Consequent, resequent, subsequent, and obsequent 21. The drainage pattern in the given diagram is: (a) Annular- pattern (b) ...
Hussain

NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «OBSEQUENT»

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EDITORIAL: Barack takes a bow
According to the Gray Lady, “The image on the South Lawn was indelible: an obsequent president, and the Emperor of Japan.” Former ... «Washington Times, Apr 09»

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