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strike slip
Word Origin
noun
,
Geology.
1.
the component of slip on a fault parallel with the linear extension or strike of the fault.
Origin of
strike slip
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1910-1915
First recorded in
1910-15
Related forms
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strike-slip,
adjective
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strike
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