shear zone

noun

Geology. a zone of closely spaced, approximately parallel faults or dispersed displacements.

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Origin of shear zone

First recorded in 1910–15

Words nearby shear zone

shear strength, shear stress, shear stud, shear transformation, shear wave, shear zone, sheared, shearer, shearing, shearing gang, shearing shed
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