geological fault 1
noundomain: natural obj.
Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]
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EnglishDefinition
(geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other
Examples
- 1.they built it right over a geological fault
- 2.he studied the faulting of the earth's crust
Synonyms
- fault 4
(geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other
- faulting 1
(geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other
- shift 6
(geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other
- fracture 2
(geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other
- break 3
(geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other
