HyperDic: common_fault

English > 1 sense of the expression common fault:
NOUNobjectcommon fault, normal fault, gravity faultan inclined fault in which the hanging wall appears to have slipped downward relative to the footwall
English > common fault: 1 sense > noun 1, object
MeaningAn inclined fault in which the hanging wall appears to have slipped downward relative to the footwall.
Synonymsnormal fault, gravity fault
Broaderinclined faultA geological fault in which one side is above the other

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