| 单词 | master fault |
| 释义 | > as lemmasmaster fault master fault n. Geology a fault which governs the geological configuration of the surrounding area. ΚΠ 1837 Encycl. Brit. XV. 187/2 The faults..generally cross the anticlinal axis, and terminate in a remarkable master fault or axis of elevation. 1869 Geol. Mag. 6 343 Cases of apparently great ‘master-faults’, where later sedimentary rocks are in juxta-position with crystalline, or widely distinct masses. 1989 Internat. Jrnl. Mining & Geol. Engin. 7 37 Various kinds of geological evidence has recently been used to show the presence of a master fault along the course of the Rio Grande de Santiago. < as lemmas |
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