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Subsequent

//ˈsʌbsɪkwənt// adj, noun

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Following in time; coming or being after something else at any time, indefinitely. not-comparable

    "Growth was dampened by a softening of the global economy in 2001, but picked up in the subsequent years due to strong growth in China."

  2. 2
    Following in order of place; succeeding. not-comparable
  3. 3
    Following a line in the earth that is more easily eroded. not-comparable

    "The peculiar position of the subsequent Derwent, close to the sea, suggests some glacial interference with normal adjustments, and calls for special explanation."

Adjective
  1. 1
    following in time or order wordnet
Noun
  1. 1
    A subsequent stream or faultline.

    "When the Middle Wye was turned into the Severn system it still continued the northward subsequent, which of course may have been initiated as a tributary when the Middle Wye belonged to the Thames system."

Etymology

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Middle French subséquent, from Latin subsequentis, form of subsequēns, present participle of subsequor (“I follow, I succeed”).

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Middle French subséquent, from Latin subsequentis, form of subsequēns, present participle of subsequor (“I follow, I succeed”).

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