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cleft vs faulting

faulting vs cleft

cleft and faulting both are nouns.

cleft is an adjective but faulting is not an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
cleft Yes Yes No No
faulting Yes No No No
As nouns, faulting is a hyponym of cleft; that is, faulting is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than cleft:
  • cleft: a long narrow cleft
  • faulting: (geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other
Other hyponyms of cleft include chap, chink, crevasse, fatigue crack, break, fault, fracture, geological fault, shift, rift, slit, split, vent, volcano.
cleft (noun) faulting (noun)
a long narrow cleft (geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other
a split or indentation in something (as the palate or chin)
cleft (adjective) faulting (adjective)
having one or more indentations reaching nearly to the midrib
split or divided
Difference between cleft and faulting

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