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Synonyms for geological fault in English

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geological fault:
- shift; break; fault; fracture; faulting; geological fault

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Detailed Synonyms for geological fault in English

geological fault:

geological fault [the ~] noun

the geological fault

– (geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other ¹
the shift; the break; the fault; the fracture; the faulting; the geological fault
– (geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other ¹
- shift [the ~] noun
- break [the ~] noun
- fault [the ~] noun
- fracture [the ~] noun
- faulting [the ~] noun
  - he studied the faulting of the earth's crust¹
- geological fault [the ~] noun
  - they built it right over a geological fault¹

Alternate Synonyms for "geological fault":

fault; faulting; shift; fracture; break; crack; cleft; crevice; fissure; scissure

Related Definitions for "geological fault":

(geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other¹
- they built it right over a geological fault¹

Related Synonyms for geological fault

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