Topic:geology
Synset:break fault faulting fracture shift
Examples:
- they built it right over a geological fault
- he studied the faulting of the earth's crust
Derivationally Related Form:breakfracture
Hypernyms:cleft crack crevice fissure scissure
Inherited Hypernyms:faultcrackopeningspaceamorphous shapeshapeattributeabstractionentity
Inherited Hypernyms:faultcrackopeningspacelocationobjectphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:inclined faultstrike-slip fault
Instance Hyponyms:Denali Fault San Andreas Fault
Part Meronyms:fault line
Full Hyponyms:
inclined faultnormal faultstrike-slip faultthrust fault