décollement
décollement noun: a gliding plane between two rock masses; a basal detachment fault.
Noun
décollement (plural décollements)
- A gliding plane between two rock masses; a basal detachment fault.
- The décollements occur in near-continuously exposed Upper Devonian to Lower Cretaceous strata in the southern Chandler Lake quadrangle.1987, Donald J. Orth, Metal Biogeochemistry in Surface-water Systems
Forms of décollement
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Origin of décollement
Borrowed from French décollement.
Questions about décollement
- What does décollement mean?
- Décollement means a gliding plane between two rock masses; a basal detachment fault.
- What part of speech is décollement?
- Décollement is a noun.
- What is the plural of décollement?
- The plural of décollement is décollements.
Words near décollement in the dictionary
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