单词 | earthquake fault |
释义 | > as lemmasearthquake fault earthquake fault n. Geology a fault formed as a result of crustal fracturing during an earthquake (and along which earthquakes might be expected to occur in the future). ΚΠ 1907 Science 23 Aug. 254/2 The great desirability of securing photographs, and if possible maps, of the earthquake faults which were formed there in 1872. 1966 J. Biram tr. A. Wegener Origin Continents & Oceans 199 This idea is strikingly corroborated by the notorious San Francisco earthquake fault of the 18th of April 1906. 1995 Nature 7 Sept. 19/3 The earthquake fault co-seismically reached the area beneath Kobe. < as lemmas |
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