on-trendadj.adv.
/ɒnˈtrɛnd/, U.S. /ˌɔnˈtrɛnd/, /ˌɑnˈtrɛnd/ A. adj.
1. Geology and Oil Industry. Occurring in line with or along a trend (trend n. 4a) in rock strata.
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1978 J. F. Burger in G. V. Chilingarian & T. F. Yen Bitumens, Asphalts, & Tar Sands viii. 198 Most wells communicated with one another in the ‘on-trend’ direction.
1989 D. Mader Hydraul. Proppant Fracturing & Gravel Packing iv. 656 Continued growth of the fractures in on-trend direction with progressive steam injection occurs.
2001 H. Vance et al. Adv. Reservoir Characterization & Eval. CO₂ Gravity Drainage Abstr. p. ix We decided to simulate one injector and one producer located in the on-trend direction.
2. That follows a trend; (also) that is currently in fashion, up to date.
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1990 Frederick (Maryland) Post 26 May (Advertising section) On-trend styles and colors.
1994 R. B. McCall & M. S. Carriger in Ann. Progress Child Psychiatry & Child Devel. i. 23 O'Connor's (1980) risk sample of N = 12, r = .06 is very much off trend (i.e., an ‘outlier’..), although the same study produced an on-trend N = 17, r = .61.
1996 F. Popcorn & L. Marigold Clicking iii. 329 The really on-Trend winners are obvious, as are the Trend-rejects.
2010 Time Out N.Y. 21 June 30/2 There's definitely an editorial edge to the on-trend pieces sold at this Brooklyn shop.
B. adv.
Geology and Oil Industry. In the direction of or along a trend.
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1983 Utah Combined Hydrocarbon Leasing Regional EIS (U.S. Bureau Land Managem., Richfield District) II. App. ii. 184/2 Oil and gas shows as much as several miles away on-trend are better indications.
2007 N. A. Briedis et al. in A. Hurst & J. Cartwright Sand Injectites vii. 97 Where pressures were measured in interpreted sand injections, they also plotted ontrend with the depositional sand pressures.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2015; most recently modified version published online June 2022).
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