noun · rare

faulting

faulting · faultings

Formation of a geological faultFormation of a geological fault.

US/fˈɔltɪŋ/

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(geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other

plural: faultings

Singular	faulting
Plural	faultings

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(geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other:fault geological fault shift fracture break