| NOUN | object | thrust fault, overthrust fault, reverse fault | a geological fault in which the upper side appears to have been pushed upward by compression |
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| Meaning | A geological fault in which the upper side appears to have been pushed upward by compression. | |
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| Synonyms | overthrust fault, reverse fault | |
| Broader | inclined fault | A geological fault in which one side is above the other |
| Catalan | encavalcament | |
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