💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Reverse fault"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| normal faultnoun | (geology) A type of fault in which the footwall moves up relative to the hanging wall. |
| thrust faultnoun | (geology) A type of reverse fault in which the angle that the hanging wall makes with the horizontal is less than 45 degrees. |
| hanging wallnoun | (mining) the upper wall of inclined vein, or that which hangs over the miner's head when working in the vein. |
| 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. |
| active faultnoun | A geologic fault which has exhibited seismic activity within a geologically recent time period. |
| vergencenoun | (physiology) The simultaneous turning of both eyes when focusing. |
| upfaultnoun | (geology) A horst (area raised relative to surrounding land). |
| fault tracenoun | (geology) A line drawn on a map to represent the position of a fault line. |
| transformverb | (transitive) To change greatly the appearance or form of. |
| fault linenoun | (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-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.] |
| 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. |
| sinistral faultnoun | (geology) A strike-slip fault that shows left lateral movement. |
| love wavenoun | (geology) A seismic surface shock wave with a lateral horizontal movement perpendicular to the direction of propagation. |
| downwarpnoun | (geology) A segment of the crust of the Earth that bends downward |
| retrograde motionnoun | (astronomy) Motion of a body (either real or apparent) in a direction opposite to that of its normal motion, or to that of other similar or related bodies |
| vertical deflectionnoun | (surveying) A measure of how far the direction of the local gravity field has been shifted at a certain point on the Earth by local anomalies such as nearby mountains. |
| rift valleynoun | (geology) A graben structure between two tectonic plates which are opening relative to each other. |
| rift zonenoun | A feature of some volcanoes, especially the shield volcanoes of Hawaii, in which a linear series of fissures in the volcanic edifice allows lava to erupt from the volcano's flank instead of from its summit. |
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