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Geology and Mining. transitive. Chiefly passive. To cause a fault (see fault, n. 9) or break of continuity in; to dislocate; now also intransitive…
Geology. intransitive. Of crustal plates, land masses, etc.: to move apart or become separated through the forces of plate tectonics. Frequently with…