overthrust
overthrust noun: a form of thrust fault from beneath a hanging wall of rock.
Noun
overthrust (plural overthrusts)
- A form of thrust fault from beneath a hanging wall of rock.
Verb
overthrust (third-person singular simple present overthrusts, present participle overthrusting, simple past and past participle overthrusted or overthrust)
- Of a body of rock: to force itself over another.
Adjective
overthrust (not comparable)
- Belonging to earlier strata, pushed by faulting over later and higher strata.
Forms of overthrust
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | overthrusts |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | overthrusts |
| present participle | overthrusting |
| past participle | overthrusted |
| past | overthrusted |
| past participle | overthrust |
| past | overthrust |
Origin of overthrust
From over- + thrust.
Questions about overthrust
- What does overthrust mean?
- Overthrust means a form of thrust fault from beneath a hanging wall of rock.
- What part of speech is overthrust?
- Overthrust can be a noun, a verb or an adjective.
- What is the plural of overthrust?
- The plural of overthrust is overthrusts.
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