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inclined fault vs thrust fault

thrust fault vs inclined fault

inclined fault and thrust fault both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
inclined fault Yes No No No
thrust fault Yes No No No
As nouns, thrust fault is a hyponym of inclined fault; that is, thrust 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
  • thrust 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, reverse fault.
inclined fault (noun) thrust 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 thrust fault

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