transform fault

noun

Meaning

A geological fault (a form of strike-slip fault) found in mid-ocean ridges in which displacement undergoes a sudden change in direction

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Related words

transform(English)normal fault(English)fault line(English)fault plane(English)fault-line(English)faultline(English)thrust fault(English)reverse fault(English)

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