| a strike-slip fault that offsets a mid-ocean ridge in opposing directions on either side of an axis of seafloor spreading. |
| trans·form fault (trāns'fôrm') n. Geology A strike-slip fault, common in mid-ocean ridge regions, in which there has been a sudden change in the form or direction of displacement. |
transform fault  (trāns'fôrm') Pronunciation Key
A type of strike-slip fault that accommodates the relative horizontal slip between other tectonic elements, such as tectonic plates, and is common along the edges of plates in mid-ocean ridge regions. The lateral displacement along transform faults often ends or changes form abruptly. See Note at fault. |
