💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Upfault"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| normal faultnoun | (geology) A type of fault in which the footwall moves up relative to the hanging wall. |
| reverse faultnoun | (geology) A type of fault in which the hanging wall moves up relative to the footwall. |
| horizontal | Perpendicular to the vertical; parallel to the plane of the horizon; level, flat. |
| 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.] |
| forelandnoun | A headland. |
| backbulgenoun | (geology) The depozone farthest from the orogen in a foreland basin. |
| dorsumnoun | (anatomy) The back or dorsal region on the surface of an animal. |
| hanging wallnoun | (mining) the upper wall of inclined vein, or that which hangs over the miner's head when working in the vein. |
| 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.] |
| horizonnoun | The visible horizontal line (in all directions) where the sky appears to meet the earth in the distance. |
| tablelandnoun | A relatively flat region of elevated terrain, particularly in reference to surrounding terrain. |
| landformnoun | Any geological feature, such as a mountain or valley. |
| bumpnoun | A light blow or jolting collision. |
| outliernoun | (statistics) A value in a statistical sample which does not fit a pattern that describes most other data points; specifically, a value that lies 1.5 IQR beyond the upper or lower quartile. |
| fluctusnoun | (astronomy, geology) An area covered by outflow from a volcano. |
| fault linenoun | (geology) The line formed by the intersection of the plane of a fault with the surface of the Earth. |
| horizonationnoun | (geology, soil science) The formation of soil horizons |
| oceanic trenchnoun | (geology, oceanography) A hemispheric-scale long but narrow topographic depression of the seabed. |
| hopenoun | (countable or uncountable) The feeling of trust, confidence, belief or expectation that something wished for can or will happen. |
| acheron fossaenoun | (astronomy) an area of intense tectonic activity on the surface of Mars; photographed in detail by Mars Express |
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