| 单词 | joint system |
| 释义 | > as lemmasjoint system joint system n. Geology a group of two or more intersecting joint sets. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > structure of the earth > structural features > discontinuity or unconformity > [noun] > joint > system joint system1929 1929 C. R. Longwell Pirsson's Textbk. Geol. (ed. 3) I. xii. 315 In many places there are two prominent sets of joints, approximately at right angles to each other and each set nearly vertical. Such a combination of two or more intersecting sets constitutes a joint system. 1952 O. D. von Engeln & Caster Geol. xiv. 191 Joint systems are commonly much more distinctively and conspicuously developed in sedimentary than in other classes of rocks. 1973 E. E. Wahlstrom Tunneling in Rock v. 99 Regional geological studies often reveal a systematic geometrical relationship between joint systems and faults and folds. < as lemmas |
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