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reverse fault
noun
Geology.
- a fault in which the rock above the fault plane is displaced upward relative to the rock below the fault plane ( normal fault ).
reverse fault
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- A geologic fault in which the hanging wall has moved upward relative to the footwall. Reverse faults occur where two blocks of rock are forced together by compression.
- Compare normal faultSee Note and illustration at fault
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of reverse fault1
First recorded in 1885–90
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Example Sentences
Examples have not been reviewed.
Monday’s earthquake appears to have occurred along a reverse fault, driven by a slow-motion collision between the Indian subcontinent and the Eurasian tectonic plate.
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