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sinistral fault

sinistral fault noun: a strike-slip fault that shows left lateral movement.

Noun

sinistral fault (plural sinistral faults)

  1. A strike-slip fault that shows left lateral movement.

Forms of sinistral fault

pluralsinistral faults

Questions about sinistral fault

What does sinistral fault mean?
Sinistral fault means a strike-slip fault that shows left lateral movement.
What part of speech is sinistral fault?
Sinistral fault is a noun.
What is the plural of sinistral fault?
The plural of sinistral fault is sinistral faults.

Words near sinistral fault in the dictionary

  1. sinisterly
  2. sinisterness
  3. sinisterwise
  4. sinistrad
  5. sinistral
  6. sinistral fault
  7. sinistral faults
  8. sinistrality
  9. sinistrally
  10. sinistrals
  11. sinistration

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