Faulting
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
noun.
In
geology
, the act or process of producing faults or dislocation of strata.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
noun.
The state or condition of being faulted; the process by which a fault is produced.
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verb.
Present participle of
fault
.
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noun.
(geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other
Word Usage
"Likewise, critics would have persisted in faulting the Chinese for their backwardness while extolling the virtues of the progressive Japanese."
cross-reference
block-faulting
Hypernym
Words that are more generic or abstract
cleft
crack
crevice
fissure
scissure
Hyponym
Words that are more specific
denali fault
inclined fault
san andreas fault
strike-slip fault
Rhyme
Words with the same terminal sound
assaulting
defaulting
exalting
halting
malting
verb-stem
fault