Definition of "subsequent" in inglés

adjective

1. Following in time; coming or being after something else at any time, indefinitely.

   • 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. Following in order of place; succeeding.

3. (geology, of a stream or faultline) Following a line in the earth that is more easily eroded.

noun

1. (geology) A subsequent stream or faultline.