NOUN | object | strike-slip fault | a geological fault in which one of the adjacent surfaces appears to have moved horizontally |
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Meaning | A geological fault in which one of the adjacent surfaces appears to have moved horizontally. | |
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Broader | fault, faulting, geological fault, 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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