| NOUN | object | geological fault, fault, faulting, shift, fracture, break | (geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other |
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| Meaning | (geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other. | |
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| Example | "they built it right over a geological fault" | |
| Synonyms | fault, faulting, shift, fracture, break | |
| Category | geology | A science that deals with the history of the earth as recorded in rocks / rocks |
| Instances | Denali Fault | A major open geological fault in Alaska |
| San Andreas Fault | A major geological fault in California | |
| Parts | fault line | (geology) line determined by the intersection of a geological fault and the earth's surface |
| Narrower | inclined fault | A geological fault in which one side is above the other |
| strike-slip fault | A geological fault in which one of the adjacent surfaces appears to have moved horizontally | |
| Broader | crack, cleft, crevice, fissure, scissure | A long narrow opening |
| Spanish | falla, fisura, fractura | |
| Catalan | falla, fractura | |
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