n09278537
type | n |
lex_filenum | 17 |
def | (geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other |
examples | they built it right over a geological fault he studied the faulting of the earth's crust |
Outgoing links | |
Hypernym | crack, cleft, crevice, fissure, scissure |
Domain of synset - TOPIC | geology |
Derivationally related form | break → break |
Derivationally related form | fracture → fracture |
Part meronym | fault line |
Instance Hyponym | Denali Fault; San Andreas Fault |
Hyponym | inclined fault; strike-slip fault |
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Member of this domain - TOPIC | geology |
Part holonym | fault line |
Hyponym | crack, cleft, crevice, fissure, scissure |
Instance Hypernym | Denali Fault; San Andreas Fault |
Hypernym | inclined fault; strike-slip fault |
Derivationally related form | break → break |
Derivationally related form | fracture → fracture |
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