geological fault

Noun

Meaning

(geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

faulting break shift fault fracture

Hypernyms

crack cleft fissure crevice scissure

Hyponyms

inclined fault strike-slip fault

Examples

they built it right over a geological fault Source: Internet

he studied the faulting of the earth's crust Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

geological epoch geological era geological etching geological feature geological features geological features of a country