English Explanatory Dictionary

fault plane

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The plane, or surface formed between the two rock blocks that slip one with the other during an earthquake. The edge of the fault plane can often be seen on the land as a fault line.

Word forms

fault plane fault planes
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