noun
Meaning 1
Formation of a geological fault.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
faulting
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verb
Meaning 2
present participle and gerund of fault
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
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noun
Meaning 3
(geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- they built it right over a geological fault
- he studied the faulting of the earth's crust
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: fault, geological fault, shift, fracture, break
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: crack, cleft, crevice, fissure, scissure
Narrower terms: inclined fault, strike-slip fault, Denali Fault, San Andreas Fault
History
Etymology
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