HyperDic: normal_fault

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

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