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fault line
noun Geology.
the intersection of a fault with the surface of the earth or other plane of reference.
Origin:
1865–70
1865–70
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Fault line
is always a great word to know.
So is permeability. Does it mean:
| capability of a porous rock or sediment to permit the flow of fluids through its pore spaces |
| single bed of sedimentary rock, consisting of one kind of matter representing continuous deposition |
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| fault line | |
| —n | |
| 1. | geology Also called: fault plane the surface of a fault fracture along which the rocks have been displaced |
| 2. | a potentially disruptive division or area of contention: Europe remains the main fault line in the Tory Party |
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