Definition of Reverse Fault in English :
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Reverse Fault meaning in English
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Reverse Fault
see synonyms of reverse faultNoun
1. overthrust fault, reverse fault, thrust fault
a geological fault in which the upper side appears to have been pushed upward by compression
WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.
Reverse Fault
see synonyms of reverse faultn.
Geology
Geology
A fault in which the hanging wall has moved upward relative to the footwall.
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