noun
1.
Geology. the angle between a fault plane and the vertical, measured perpendicular to the strike of the fault; complement of the dip.
2.
Mining. the inclination of a vein or seam from the vertical.
verb (used without object)
3.
(of a fault, vein, or seam) to incline from a vertical position.
Origin:
1675–85; origin uncertain
1675–85; origin uncertain
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| —n | |
| 1. | the angle made to the vertical by the plane of a fault or vein |
| —vb | |
| 2. | obsolete (intr) (of faults or veins) to incline from the vertical |
| [C18: of unknown origin] | |
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Hade
is always a great word to know.
So is horizon. Does it mean:
| single bed of sedimentary rock, consisting of one kind of matter representing continuous deposition |
| thin, distinctive stratum useful for stratigraphic correlation |
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