HyperDic: hanging_wall

English > 1 sense of the expression hanging wall:
NOUNobjecthanging wallthe upper wall of an inclined fault
English > hanging wall: 1 sense > noun 1, object
MeaningThe upper wall of an inclined fault.
Part ofinclined faultA geological fault in which one side is above the other
BroaderwallAnything that suggests a wall in structure or function or effect

©2001-24 · HyperDic hyper-dictionary · Contact

English | Spanish | Catalan
Privacy | Robots

Valid XHTML 1.0 Strict