| 单词 | fault zone |
| 释义 | > as lemmasfault zone fault zone n. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > structure of the earth > structural features > [noun] > type of zone greenstone belt1872 sheeted zone1903 shatter belt1910 fault zone1931 slide area1959 fracture-zone1965 subduction zone1970 1931 C. M. Nevin Princ. Struct. Geol. iv. 78 Frequently, the displacement caused by faulting may be spread over a number of closely spaced adjacent fractures, instead of being confined to one surface, in which case a fault zone is formed. 1944 A. Holmes Princ. Physical Geol. vi. 79 Sometimes, instead of a single fracture, there are two or more, forming a strip consisting of a sheet of crushed rock of variable thickness. This is distinguished as a fault zone, and the shattered material within is called a fault breccia. 1970 Encycl. Brit. VII. 861/1 The bottom of the well was located in a fault zone. < as lemmas |
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