geological fault

Noun
  1. (geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other (synset 109301443)
    "they built it right over a geological fault"; "he studied the faulting of the earth's crust"
    referred to in: geology - a science that deals with the history of the earth as recorded in rocks
    is a type of: cleft, crack, crevice, fissure, scissure - a long narrow opening
    subtypes:
    • inclined fault - a geological fault in which one side is above the other
    • strike-slip fault - a geological fault in which one of the adjacent surfaces appears to have moved horizontally
    specific instances:
    • denali fault - a major open geological fault in Alaska
    • san andreas fault - a major geological fault in California; runs from San Diego to San Francisco; the source of serious earthquakes
    has: fault line - (geology) line determined by the intersection of a geological fault and the earth's surface
    same as: break, fault, faulting, fracture, shift

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