hanging wall
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hanging wall
noun
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2.
Geology. a mass of rock overhanging a fault plane.
Origin:
1770–80
1770–80
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| hanging wall | |
| —n | |
| Compare footwall the rocks on the upper side of an inclined fault plane or mineral vein | |
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Example sentences
But, upon reopening the extruded surface would simply being a hanging wall, with nothing between it and the original block.
Along normal faults, the curves of geometric segments are generally concave toward the hanging wall.
The color shows the amplitude of dislocations and white arrows represent the motion of the hanging wall relative to the footwall.
The changes only affect a limited area along the hanging wall of thrust or reverse faults.
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