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inclined fault vs reverse fault

reverse fault vs inclined fault

inclined fault and reverse fault both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
inclined fault Yes No No No
reverse fault Yes No No No
As nouns, reverse fault is a hyponym of inclined fault; that is, reverse fault is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than inclined fault:
  • inclined fault: a geological fault in which one side is above the other
  • reverse fault: a geological fault in which the upper side appears to have been pushed upward by compression
Other hyponyms of inclined fault include common fault, gravity fault, normal fault, overthrust fault, thrust fault.
inclined fault (noun) reverse fault (noun)
a geological fault in which one side is above the other a geological fault in which the upper side appears to have been pushed upward by compression
Difference between inclined fault and reverse fault

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