单词	transform fault
释义	transform fault noun trans·​form fault ˈtran(t)s-ˌfȯrm-  : a strike-slip fault that occurs typically between segments of a mid-ocean ridge or other tectonic-plate boundary and that is characterized by shallow high-magnitude earthquakes Example Sentences Recent Examples on the Web The swarm occurred along the Blanco Fracture Zone, a transform fault zone off the coast of Oregon where tectonic plates slide past each other. Jennifer Calfas, WSJ, 8 Dec. 2021 Unlike the Cascadia Subduction Zone, where plates are sliding under one another, the San Andreas Fault is known as a transform fault, the tectonic plates are moving laterally, sliding past each other. oregonlive, 6 Dec. 2019 Much of California, including Los Angeles and the Bay Area, on the other hand, are positioned right on top of the San Andreas fault, a transform fault, where two plates slide past each other. Jennifer Leman, Popular Mechanics, 18 Oct. 2019 Word History First Known Use 1965, in the meaning defined above
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