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transpression

transpression noun: simultaneous occurrence of a strike-slip fault with compression.

Noun

transpression (countable and uncountable, plural transpressions)

  1. Simultaneous occurrence of a strike-slip fault with compression.

Forms of transpression

pluraltranspressions

Words formed from transpression

Questions about transpression

What does transpression mean?
Transpression means simultaneous occurrence of a strike-slip fault with compression.
What part of speech is transpression?
Transpression is a noun.
What is the plural of transpression?
The plural of transpression is transpressions.

Words near transpression in the dictionary

  1. transposonic
  2. transposons
  3. transpososome
  4. transpososomes
  5. transprejudice
  6. transpression
  7. transpressional
  8. transpressionism
  9. transpressionisms
  10. transpressions
  11. transpressive

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