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Normal Fault

Definition: Normal Fault

Normal Fault

Noun

1. An inclined fault in which the hanging wall appears to have slipped downward relative to the footwall.

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Specialty Definitions: Normal Fault

DomainDefinitions

Geological

A fault that drops rock on one side of the fault down relative to the other side. (references)
 (See fault.). (references)

Mining

A fault in which the hanging wall appears to have moved downward relative to the footwall. The angle of the fault is usually 45 degrees to 90 degrees . There is dip separation, but there may or may not be dip slip.CF:reverse fault; thrust fault. Syn:gravity fault. (references)

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Synonyms: Normal Fault

Synonyms: common fault (n), gravity fault (n). (additional references)

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Crosswords: Normal Fault

Specialty definitions using "normal fault": arc-through loss of controlblock faultingfault shift, fault toleranceintrinsic safetylistric faulttrough fault. (references)

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Expression: Normal Fault

Expression using "normal fault": horizontal displacement of normal fault. Additional references.

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Modern Translations: Normal Fault

Language Translations for "normal fault"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

French

  

rejet horizontal (horizontal displacement of normal fault). (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

ormalnay aultfay

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Anagrams: Normal Fault

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "a-a-f-l-l-m-n-o-r-t-u"

-3 letters: matronal, monaural.

-4 letters: automan, fallout, formant, formula, frontal, moanful, natural, outfall, romaunt, tollman, tumoral, turfman, unmoral.

-5 letters: afloat, alarum, alular, alumna, amatol, amoral, amount, antral, antrum, anural, aortal, armful, artful, atonal, fantom, faunal, flaunt, floral, fontal, formal, format, fullam, fulmar, maltol, manful, mantra, mantua, manual, matron, mortal, morula, normal, outman, outran, ranula, tarnal.

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Alternative Orthography: Normal Fault


Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

4E 6F 72 6D 61 6C      46 61 75 6C 74

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

    

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01001110 01101111 01110010 01101101 01100001 01101100 00100000 01000110 01100001 01110101 01101100 01110100

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#78 &#111 &#114 &#109 &#97 &#108 &#32 &#70 &#97 &#117 &#108 &#116

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

004E 006F 0072 006D 0061 006C      0046 0061 0075 006C 0074

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

48818479677824067877886

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Synonyms
3. Crosswords
4. Expressions
5. Translations: Modern
6. Anagrams
7. Orthography
8. Bibliography


  

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