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strike-slip fault vs fracture

fracture vs strike-slip fault

strike-slip fault and fracture both are nouns.

strike-slip fault is not a verb while fracture is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
strike-slip fault Yes No No No
fracture Yes No Yes No
As nouns, fracture is a hypernym of strike-slip fault; that is, fracture is a word with a broader meaning than strike-slip fault:
  • strike-slip fault: a geological fault in which one of the adjacent surfaces appears to have moved horizontally
  • fracture: (geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other
Other hypernyms of strike-slip fault include break, fault, faulting, geological fault, shift.
strike-slip fault (noun) fracture (noun)
a geological fault in which one of the adjacent surfaces appears to have moved horizontally the act of cracking something
(geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other
breaking of hard tissue such as bone
strike-slip fault (verb) fracture (verb)
fracture a bone of
become fractured
violate or abuse
break into pieces
interrupt, break, or destroy
Difference between strike-slip fault and fracture

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