definitions

dip fault

noun

geology a fault that runs perpendicular to the strike of the affected rocks (i.e. parallel to the plane of the angle of dip of the rocks)

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Nearby words

dioxide, dioxin, dioxygenase, dip, dip circle, dip fault, dip into, dip needle, dip net, dip one's toes into, dip out
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