| 单词 | reverse fault |
| 释义 | > as lemmasreverse fault reverse fault n. Geology a fault in which the relative downward movement occurred in the strata situated on the lower side of the fault plane; contrasted with normal fault (see normal adj. 8). ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > structure of the earth > structural features > discontinuity or unconformity > [noun] > fault > other types of fault heave1802 reversed fault1852 reverse fault1865 step-fault1879 ring fracture1881 overfault1883 overlap fault1883 overthrust1883 trough fault1883 thrust1888 thrust-fault1889 offset1897 cross-fault1900 tear-fault1900 distributive fault1904 cross-break1909 slide1910 strike-slip fault1913 rift1921 splay fault1942 wrench fault1951 megashear1954 transform fault1965 transform1971 1865 Mem. Geol. Surv. India 3 195 It very commonly happens that the upthrow takes place on the side of the underlie, producing..what are commonly called reverse faults. 1889 Amer. Jrnl. Sci. 138 259 The explanation of the reverse faults seems obvious enough. They occur..mostly in strongly folded regions. 1962 H. H. Read & J. Watson Introd. Geol. I. viii. 482 There is much more justification for referring to reverse faults, which involved a shortening of the crust, as compressional faults. 1989 Sci. Amer. June 34/1 The majority of structures imaged by these techniques are ‘reverse’ faults, steep faults along which the younger strata are pushed over the older beds below, like a carpet pushed up a tilted floor. < as lemmas |
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