[
US
/ˈfɔɫtɪŋ/
]
[ UK /fˈɒltɪŋ/ ]
[ UK /fˈɒltɪŋ/ ]
NOUN
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(geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other
they built it right over a geological fault
he studied the faulting of the earth's crust
How To Use faulting In A Sentence
- The chief natural phenomena that have driven fragmentation are glacial advances, volcanic activity, geologic faulting, tectonic movement, mass land slumping, serpentinization, major sea level rise and climate oscillation. Habitat fragmentation
- Previous workers have attributed these differences to changes in rheology, i.e. brittle faulting in sandstones v. more ductile folding and faulting in dolostones.
- Argentina is two weeks from defaulting on its sovereign debt. Times, Sunday Times
- he studied the faulting of the earth's crust
- Branches of the banks are told to get defaulting farmers to use the wavier to repay the loan. Leading bank stops Issuing loans for Farm equipments
- The risk of the borrower defaulting is partly avoided through sale and repurchase agreements. Times, Sunday Times
- structural effects of folding and faulting of the earth's surface
- Geologically young, the Rockies exhibit faulting, glaciation, and volcanism, resulting in rugged, spectacularly scenic terrain.
- Normal faulting led to the unroofing of metamorphic rocks in their footwalls.
- The monument's signature towering monoliths, spires, and steep canyons reflect millions of years of erosion, faulting, and tectonic plate movement.