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Definition of upthrow in English: upthrowverb ˈʌpθrəʊˈəpˌθroʊ [with object]usually as adjective upthrownGeology Displace (a body of rock) upward on one side of a fault relative to the other. the oilfields are situated on top of upthrown fault blocks Example sentencesExamples - They are often seen together with features called ‘horsts’, which are upthrown blocks lying between two steep-angled fault blocks.
- This line was acquired over the upthrown block of the mapped Christchurch Fault.
- By way of contrast, regions on a fault's upthrown side have less load and so experience uplift.
noun ˈʌpθrəʊˈəpˌθroʊ Geology An upward displacement of a body of rock on one side of a fault. Example sentencesExamples - The exploration geologist or geophysicist searching for these resources would be able to estimate that greater reserves would be preserved on the downthrow side of the fault, in contrast to its upthrow side.
Definition of upthrow in US English: upthrowverbˈəpˌθroʊˈəpˌTHrō [with object]usually as adjective upthrownGeology Displace (a body of rock) upward on one side of a fault relative to the other. the oilfields are situated on top of upthrown fault blocks Example sentencesExamples - By way of contrast, regions on a fault's upthrown side have less load and so experience uplift.
- This line was acquired over the upthrown block of the mapped Christchurch Fault.
- They are often seen together with features called ‘horsts’, which are upthrown blocks lying between two steep-angled fault blocks.
nounˈəpˌθroʊˈəpˌTHrō Geology An upward displacement of a body of rock on one side of a fault. Example sentencesExamples - The exploration geologist or geophysicist searching for these resources would be able to estimate that greater reserves would be preserved on the downthrow side of the fault, in contrast to its upthrow side.
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