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crevice vs geological fault

geological fault vs crevice

crevice and geological fault both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
crevice Yes No No No
geological fault Yes No No No
As nouns, geological fault is a hyponym of crevice; that is, geological fault is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than crevice:
  • crevice: a long narrow cleft
  • geological fault: (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, faulting, fracture, shift, rift, slit, split, vent, volcano.
crevice (noun) geological fault (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 geological fault

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