💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Fault line"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| fracturenoun | (medicine) A break in bone or cartilage. |
| breakverb | (ergative, transitive, intransitive) To separate into two or more pieces, to fracture or crack, by a process that cannot easily be reversed for reassembly. |
| faultnoun | (typically uncountable) Culpability; the responsibility for a blameworthy event. |
| geological faultnoun | (geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other |
| fault-linenoun | Alternative form of fault line. [(geology) The line formed by the intersection of the plane of a fault with the surface of the Earth.] |
| faultlinenoun | Alternative form of fault line. [(geology) The line formed by the intersection of the plane of a fault with the surface of the Earth.] |
| fault planenoun | (geology) The plane, or surface formed between the two rock blocks that slip one with the other during an earthquake. The edge of the fault plane can often be seen on the land as a fault line. |
| fault tracenoun | (geology) A line drawn on a map to represent the position of a fault line. |
| transform faultnoun | (geology) A type of strike-slip fault occurring at the border between two tectonic plates which are sliding horizontally in directions parallel with the fault line. |
| line of dipnoun | (geology) A line in the plane of a stratum, or part of a stratum, perpendicular to its intersection with a horizontal plane; the line of greatest inclination of a stratum to the horizon |
| linenoun | A path through two or more points (compare ‘segment’); a continuous mark, including as made by a pen; any path, curved or straight. |
| divisional planenoun | (geology) A joint, or plane of separation between rockmasses. |
| strikenoun | (baseball) A status resulting from a batter swinging and missing a pitch, or not swinging at a pitch when the ball goes in the strike zone, or hitting a foul ball that is not caught. |
| active faultnoun | A geologic fault which has exhibited seismic activity within a geologically recent time period. |
| normal faultnoun | (geology) A type of fault in which the footwall moves up relative to the hanging wall. |
| field linenoun | (physics) A visual aid for visualizing vector fields; a line drawn such that the direction of its tangent at any point equals the direction of the vector at that point. |
| edgenoun | An advantage. |
| fracture planenoun | A two-dimensional plane (or other surface) of weakness along which a crystal or other solid will break when under stress. |
| transformverb | (transitive) To change greatly the appearance or form of. |
| fieldlinenoun | Alternative spelling of field line. [(physics) A visual aid for visualizing vector fields; a line drawn such that the direction of its tangent at any point equals the direction of the vector at that point.] |
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