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thrust fault

thrust fault noun: a type of reverse fault in which the angle that the hanging wall makes with the horizontal is less than 45 degrees.

Noun

thrust fault (plural thrust faults)

  1. A type of reverse fault in which the angle that the hanging wall makes with the horizontal is less than 45 degrees.

thrust fault meaning in Tamil

thrust fault in Tamil

உந்துகைப் பிளவு

Forms of thrust fault

pluralthrust faults

Origin of thrust fault

Coined by geologist Archibald Geikie in 1884.

Words formed from thrust fault

Questions about thrust fault

What does thrust fault mean?
Thrust fault means a type of reverse fault in which the angle that the hanging wall makes with the horizontal is less than 45 degrees.
What is thrust fault in Tamil?
Thrust fault in Tamil is உந்துகைப் பிளவு. See Thrust fault meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is thrust fault?
Thrust fault is a noun.
What is the plural of thrust fault?
The plural of thrust fault is thrust faults.

Words near thrust fault in the dictionary

  1. thrust
  2. thrust bucket
  3. thrust buckets
  4. thrust diamond
  5. thrust diamonds
  6. thrust fault
  7. thrust faults
  8. thrust load
  9. thrust loads
  10. thrust one's nose in
  11. thrust out

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