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Locked fault

Noun

Definitions

1.NounA fault that does not slip due to high friction. Such faults accumulate stress which is finally released as an earthquake.

Synonyms

geologic jointjointnoncollisionnappeunconformityunconformabilitydormant volcanononforfeiturenonaccumulationnonintersectionnonretractionnonfailure
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