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geological fault vs cleft

cleft vs geological fault

geological fault and cleft both are nouns.

geological fault is not an adjective while cleft is an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
geological fault Yes No No No
cleft Yes Yes No No
As nouns, cleft is a hypernym of geological fault; that is, cleft is a word with a broader meaning than geological fault:
  • geological fault: (geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other
  • cleft: a long narrow cleft
Other hypernyms of geological fault include crack, crevice, fissure, scissure.
geological fault (noun) cleft (noun)
(geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other a long narrow cleft
a split or indentation in something (as the palate or chin)
geological fault (adjective) cleft (adjective)
having one or more indentations reaching nearly to the midrib
split or divided
Difference between geological fault and cleft

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