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单词 thrust fault
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thrust fault


noun Geology.

a low-angle reverse fault produced in rocks subjected to thrust.

Origin of thrust fault

First recorded in 1900–05

Words nearby thrust fault

thrush, thrust, thrust augmentation, thrust bearing, thruster, thrust fault, thrusting, thrust stage, thrutch, thruway, thrymsa
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British Dictionary definitions for thrust fault

thrust fault

noun

a fault in which the rocks on the upper side of an inclined fault plane have been displaced upwards, usually by compression; a reverse fault
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Scientific definitions for thrust fault

thrust fault

A reverse fault in which the fault plane is inclined at an angle equal to or less than 45°. See Note at fault.
The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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