- fault (geol.)
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Универсальный англо-русский словарь. Академик.ру. 2011.
fault (geol.)
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fault scarp — noun : a cliff or escarpment directly resulting from an uplift along one side of a fault * * * Geol. scarp1 (def. 1). [1895 1900] * * * fault scarp, a steep slope resulting from movement along a fault … Useful english dictionary
fault — [fôlt] n. [ME faute < OFr faulte, a lack < VL * fallita < * fallitus, for L falsus: see FALSE] 1. Obs. failure to have or do what is required; lack 2. something that mars the appearance, character, structure, etc.; defect or failing 3.… … English World dictionary
Fault — Fault, n. [OE. faut, faute, F. faute (cf. It., Sp., & Pg. falta), fr. a verb meaning to want, fail, freq., fr. L. fallere to deceive. See {Fail}, and cf. {Default}.] 1. Defect; want; lack; default. [1913 Webster] One, it pleases me, for fault of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
fault plane — Fault Fault, n. [OE. faut, faute, F. faute (cf. It., Sp., & Pg. falta), fr. a verb meaning to want, fail, freq., fr. L. fallere to deceive. See {Fail}, and cf. {Default}.] 1. Defect; want; lack; default. [1913 Webster] One, it pleases me, for… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Fault — Fault, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Faulted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Faulting}.] 1. To charge with a fault; to accuse; to find fault with; to blame. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] For that I will not fault thee. Old Song. [1913 Webster] 2. (Geol.) To interrupt the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
fault line — n. 1. Geol. the line formed along the surface of the ground by a fault 2. any division or rift, as based on philosophical, religious, or ethnic differences, that is perceived as leading inevitably to violent confrontation … English World dictionary
fault breccia — Geol. angular rock fragments produced by fracture and grinding during faulting and distributed within or adjacent to the fault plane. [1890 95] * * * … Universalium
fault line — Geol. the intersection of a fault with the surface of the earth or other plane of reference. [1865 70] * * * … Universalium
fault plane — Geol. See under fault (def. 6). [1885 90] * * * … Universalium
fault zone — Geol. a network of interconnected fractures representing the surficial expression of a fault. [1930 35] * * * … Universalium
fault block — Geol. a mass of rock bounded on at least two opposite sides by faults. Cf. block faulting. [1895 1900] * * * … Universalium
