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gravity fault

 

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Noun gravity fault has 1 sense
  1. normal fault, gravity fault, common fault - an inclined fault in which the hanging wall appears to have slipped downward relative to the footwall
    --1 is a kind of inclined fault

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Gravity Fault

Definition: A geological fault that is caused by the downward movement of rock blocks due to gravity.


Examples:

  1. Noun: Geologists have discovered a gravity fault in the area, indicating potential seismic activity.
  2. Verb: The earthquake caused the land to gravity fault, resulting in the formation of a new fault line.
  3. Adjective: The researchers conducted a detailed study of the gravity fault zones in the region.
  4. Adverb: The rocks slid slowly and gravity faultly down the slope.

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