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overthrust fault vs inclined fault

inclined fault vs overthrust fault

overthrust fault and inclined fault both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
overthrust fault Yes No No No
inclined fault Yes No No No
As nouns, inclined fault is a hypernym of overthrust fault; that is, inclined fault is a word with a broader meaning than overthrust fault:
  • overthrust fault: a geological fault in which the upper side appears to have been pushed upward by compression
  • inclined fault: a geological fault in which one side is above the other
overthrust fault (noun) inclined fault (noun)
a geological fault in which the upper side appears to have been pushed upward by compression a geological fault in which one side is above the other
Difference between overthrust fault and inclined fault

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