strike slip
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noun Geology.
the component of slip on a fault parallel with the linear extension or strike of the fault.
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Origin of strike slip
First recorded in 1910–15
OTHER WORDS FROM strike slip
strike-slip, adjectiveWords nearby strike slip
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