thrust fault
thrust fault · thrust faults
A type of reverse fault in which the angle that the hanging wall makes with the…A type of reverse fault in which the angle that the hanging wall makes with the horizontal is less than 45 degrees.
Meaning
1 sensesA type of reverse fault in which the angle that the hanging wall makes with the horizontal is less than 45 degrees.
More definitions
- a geological fault in which the upper side appears to have been pushed upward by compression
Origin
Coined by geologist Archibald Geikie in 1884.Coined by geologist Archibald Geikie in 1884.
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Forms
plural: thrust faults| Singular | thrust fault |
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Synonyms
2 synonymsClose in meaning
- a geological fault in which the upper side appears to have been pushed upward by compression:overthrust faultreverse fault
Word family
1 related wordsDerivedoverthrust
See also
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