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Geological Fault (Noun)

Meaning

(geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other; "they built it right over a geological fault"; "he studied the faulting of the earth's crust".

Classification

Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made).

Synonyms

  • Faulting
  • Break
  • Shift
  • Fracture
  • Fault

Hypernyms

  • Fissure
  • Crack
  • Scissure
  • Cleft

Hyponyms

  • Inclined Fault
  • Strike-slip Fault
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