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crevice vs faulting

faulting vs crevice

crevice and faulting both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
crevice Yes No No No
faulting Yes No No No
As nouns, faulting is a hyponym of crevice; that is, faulting is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than crevice:
  • crevice: 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 crevice include chap, chink, crevasse, fatigue crack, break, fault, fracture, geological fault, shift, rift, slit, split, vent, volcano.
crevice (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 long narrow depression in a surface
Difference between crevice and faulting

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