faulting
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1. (geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other (noun.object)
| hyponym | : | inclined fault, |
| definition | : | a geological fault in which one side is above the other (noun.object) |
| hyponym | : | strike-slip fault, |
| definition | : | a geological fault in which one of the adjacent surfaces appears to have moved horizontally (noun.object) |
| instance hyponym | : | denali fault, |
| definition | : | a major open geological fault in Alaska (noun.object) |
| instance hyponym | : | san andreas fault, |
| definition | : | a major geological fault in California; runs from San Diego to San Francisco; the source of serious earthquakes (noun.object) |
| part holonym | : | fault line, |
| definition | : | (geology) line determined by the intersection of a geological fault and the earth's surface (noun.location) |
| domain category | : | geology, |
| definition | : | a science that deals with the history of the earth as recorded in rocks (noun.cognition) |
| derivation | : | fracture, |
| definition | : | break into pieces (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | fracture, |
| definition | : | break into pieces (verb.change) |
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