Hypernym

crack 1

noun

a long narrow opening

Instance_Hypernym

Denali Fault 1

noun

a major open geological fault in Alaska

San Andreas Fault 1

noun

a major geological fault in California; runs from San Diego to San Francisco; the source of serious earthquakes

Part_meronym

fault line 1

noun

(geology) line determined by the intersection of a geological fault and the earth's surface

Domain_of_synset_-_TOPIC

geology 1

noun

a science that deals with the history of the earth as recorded in rocks

fracture 2

noundomain: natural obj.

Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]

English

Definition

(geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other

Examples

1.he studied the faulting of the earth's crust
2.they built it right over a geological fault

Synonyms

Derivationally related form

fracture 3

verb

break into pieces

Hyponym

inclined fault 1

noun

a geological fault in which one side is above the other

strike-slip fault 1

noun

a geological fault in which one of the adjacent surfaces appears to have moved horizontally

Instance_Hyponym

Denali Fault 1

noun

a major open geological fault in Alaska

San Andreas Fault 1

noun

a major geological fault in California; runs from San Diego to San Francisco; the source of serious earthquakes

Part_holonym

fault line 1

noun

(geology) line determined by the intersection of a geological fault and the earth's surface

Member_of_this_domain_-_TOPIC

geology 1

noun

a science that deals with the history of the earth as recorded in rocks

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