strike slip

noun

, Geology.

1. the component of slip on a fault parallel with the linear extension or strike of the fault.

Other Words From

• strike-slip adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of strike slip¹

First recorded in 1910–15

Example Sentences

Strike-slip (lateral) faults occur in response to either type of stress; the blocks move horizontally past one another.

From Project Gutenberg

Most faulting along spreading zones is normal, along subduction zones is thrust, and along transform faults is strike-slip.

From Project Gutenberg

The single line defines a strike-slip fault along which plates are sliding horizontally past one another.

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