fault (noun)
91lag fault — noun Etymology: lag (I) : a minor low angle thrust fault resulting within an overthrust mass from one part of the mass being thrust farther than an adjacent higher or lower part * * * lag fault, Geology. a fault caused by one layer of rock being… …
92transform fault — noun A geological fault (a form of strike slip fault) found in mid ocean ridges in which displacement undergoes a sudden change in direction …
93San Andreas fault — noun One of the geographical faults running through San Andreas, California. The southern California portion of the coastline is a major transform fault, commonly known as the San Andreas Fault …
94strike-slip fault — noun A fault where two blocks move horizontally in opposite directions along the fault line …
95double fault — noun Tennis an instance of two consecutive faults in serving, counting as a point against the server. verb (double fault) serve a double fault …
96foot fault — noun (in tennis, squash, etc.) an infringement of the rules made by overstepping the baseline when serving. verb (foot fault) make a foot fault …
97strike-slip fault — noun Geology a fault in which rock strata are displaced mainly in a horizontal direction, parallel to the line of the fault …
98no fault automobile insurance — noun a system of automobile insurance where a party who is injured in an automobile accident recovers damages up to a specific amount against his own insurance company regardless of who was responsible for the accident the amount of litigation… …
99no fault insurance — noun a system of automobile insurance where a party who is injured in an automobile accident recovers damages up to a specific amount against his own insurance company regardless of who was responsible for the accident the amount of litigation… …
100comma fault — noun : the careless or unjustified use of a comma between coordinate main clauses not connected by a conjunction called also comma splice * * * Gram. the use of a comma, rather than a semicolon, colon, or period, to separate related main clauses… …
