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Upfault

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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.
horizontalPerpendicular to the vertical; parallel to the plane of the horizon; level, flat.
faultlinenounAlternative form of fault line. [(geology) The line formed by the intersection of the plane of a fault with the surface of the Earth.]
forelandnounA 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-linenounAlternative form of fault line. [(geology) The line formed by the intersection of the plane of a fault with the surface of the Earth.]
horizonnounThe visible horizontal line (in all directions) where the sky appears to meet the earth in the distance.
tablelandnounA relatively flat region of elevated terrain, particularly in reference to surrounding terrain.
landformnounAny geological feature, such as a mountain or valley.
bumpnounA 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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