fault (noun)
111transform fault — noun Geology a strike slip fault occurring at the boundary between two plates of the earth s crust …
112dip fault — noun : a geologic fault whose trend is at right angles to the strike …
113dip-slip fault — noun : a geologic fault the displacement of which is predominantly a dip slip …
114hinge fault — noun : a fault in the earth s surface in which displacement increases in one direction from a hinge line …
115horizontal fault — noun : a fault in the earth s crust with no vertical displacement …
116longitudinal fault — noun : a geological fault with its strike parallel to that of the regional structure …
117low-angle fault — noun : a geological fault with its dip less than 45 degrees …
118oblique fault — noun : a geological fault whose trend is oblique to the strike …
119overlap fault — noun : a reversed fault …
120pivotal fault — noun : rotary fault …
