inclined fault vs shift

shift vs inclined fault

inclined fault and shift both are nouns.

inclined fault is not a verb while shift is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
inclined fault	Yes	No	No	No
shift	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, shift is a hypernym of inclined fault; that is, shift is a word with a broader meaning than inclined fault:

inclined fault: a geological fault in which one side is above the other
shift: (geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other

Other hypernyms of inclined fault include break, fault, faulting, fracture, geological fault.

inclined fault (noun)	shift (noun)
a geological fault in which one side is above the other	the act of moving from one place to another
	the act of changing one thing or position for another
	a loose-fitting dress hanging straight from the shoulders without a waist
	a woman's sleeveless undergarment
	the key on the typewriter keyboard that shifts from lower-case letters to upper-case letters
	an event in which something is displaced without rotation
	a qualitative change
	a crew of workers who work for a specific period of time
	(geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other
	the time period during which you are at work

inclined fault (verb)	shift (verb)
	make a shift in or exchange of
	move and exchange for another
	lay aside, abandon, or leave for another
	move from one setting or context to another
	change in quality
	change gears
	change phonetically as part of a systematic historical change
	use a shift key on a keyboard
	change place or direction
	move very slightly
	move around
	move abruptly
	move sideways or in an unsteady way

Difference between inclined fault and shift

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