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Faulting   /fˈɔltɪŋ/   Listen
Faulting

noun
1.
(geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other.  Synonyms: break, fault, fracture, geological fault, shift.  "He studied the faulting of the earth's crust"





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"Faulting" Quotes from Famous Books



... Catoctin Belt is anticlinal. On its core appear the oldest rocks; on its borders, those of medium age; and in adjacent provinces the younger rocks. In the location of its system of faulting, also, it faithfully follows the Appalachian law that faults lie upon the steep side ...
— History and Comprehensive Description of Loudoun County, Virginia • James W. Head


Words linked to "Faulting" :   Denali Fault, fault line, cleft, geology, San Andreas Fault, strike-slip fault, fissure, crack, scissure, crevice, shift, inclined fault, break


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