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fenster

fenster noun: a geologic structure formed by erosion or normal faulting on a thrust system; a tectonic window.

Noun

fenster (plural fensters)

  1. A geologic structure formed by erosion or normal faulting on a thrust system; a tectonic window.
    • Examination of strain data and cross sections suggests that the fensters expose rootless tectonic slices […]1983, J. F. Evernden, R. E. Criss, William Jasper Sando, https://books.google.com/books?id=A8RRAQAAMAAJ&pg=RA1-SL1-PA1&dq=%22fensters%22+tectonic&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwipqvOA0bvRAhXIrVQKHaB3BoUQ6AEIGj...

Forms of fenster

pluralfensters

Origin of fenster

From German Fenster (“window”), from Latin fenestra (“window”).

Questions about fenster

What does fenster mean?
Fenster means a geologic structure formed by erosion or normal faulting on a thrust system; a tectonic window.
What part of speech is fenster?
Fenster is a noun.
What is the plural of fenster?
The plural of fenster is fensters.

Words near fenster in the dictionary

  1. fens
  2. fensible
  3. Fenske
  4. Fenskes
  5. fenspiride
  6. fenster
  7. Fenstermacher
  8. Fenstermachers
  9. Fenstermaker
  10. Fenstermakers
  11. fensters

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