inclined fault
English Thesaurus
1. a geological fault in which one side is above the other (noun.object)
| hyponym | : | common fault, gravity fault, normal fault, |
| definition | : | an inclined fault in which the hanging wall appears to have slipped downward relative to the footwall (noun.object) |
| hyponym | : | overthrust fault, reverse fault, thrust fault, |
| definition | : | a geological fault in which the upper side appears to have been pushed upward by compression (noun.object) |
| part holonym | : | footwall, |
| definition | : | the lower wall of an inclined fault (noun.object) |
| part holonym | : | hanging wall, |
| definition | : | the upper wall of an inclined fault (noun.object) |
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