Nearby Words
reverse fault
Verizon Wireless www.verizonwireless.com/ Official Site. Shop Now. Order Today and Save!
Reverse Fault www.ask.com/Reverse+Fault Find Fast Facts, References And More on Ask.com. Get Answers Now!
Reverse Faults www.5earch.com/Reverse+Faults Looking for Reverse Faults? Stop Looking, Find it Here.
Ads
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 (opposed to gravity fault).
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2012.
Cite This Source
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2012.
Cite This Source
|
Link To reverse fault
00:10
00:09
00:08
00:07
00:06
00:05
00:04
00:03
00:02
00:01
Reverse fault
is always a great word to know.
So is convergent plate boundary. Does it mean:
| tectonic boundary where two plates are moving toward each other |
| ratio of the volume of the pores of a substance to the total volume of the mass |
American Heritage
Science Dictionary
reverse fault  (rĭ-vûrs') Pronunciation Key
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 fault. See Note and illustration at fault. |
The American Heritage® Science Dictionary
Copyright © 2002. Published by Houghton Mifflin. All rights reserved.
Cite This Source
Copyright © 2002. Published by Houghton Mifflin. All rights reserved.
Cite This Source
Word Dynamo Rating For Reverse fault
Image for reverse fault
Dictionary.com, LLC. Copyright © 2012. All rights reserved.
