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Meaning of "fault line" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF FAULT LINE

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FAULT LINE

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Fault line is a noun.
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WHAT DOES FAULT LINE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

fault line

Fault (geology)

In geology, a fault is a planar fracture or discontinuity in a volume of rock, across which there has been significant displacement along the fractures as a result of earth movement. Large faults within the Earth's crust result from the action of plate tectonic forces, with the largest forming the boundaries between the plates, such as subduction zones or transform faults. Energy release associated with rapid movement on active faults is the cause of most earthquakes. A fault line is the surface trace of a fault, the line of intersection between the fault plane and the Earth's surface. Since faults do not usually consist of a single, clean fracture, geologists use the term fault zone when referring to the zone of complex deformation associated with the fault plane. The two sides of a non-vertical fault are known as the hanging wall and footwall. By definition, the hanging wall occurs above the fault plane and the footwall occurs below the fault. This terminology comes from mining: when working a tabular ore body, the miner stood with the footwall under his feet and with the hanging wall hanging above him.

Definition of fault line in the English dictionary

The definition of fault line in the dictionary is Also called: fault plane the surface of a fault fracture along which the rocks have been displaced. Other definition of fault line is a potentially disruptive division or area of contention.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FAULT LINE

faugh
fauld
Faulkner
Faulknerian
fault
fault plane
fault tree
fault-find
fault-finder
fault-finding
fault-tolerant
faultful
faultier
faultiest
faultily
faultiness
faultless
faultlessly
faultlessness
faulty

WORDS THAT END LIKE FAULT LINE

all along the line
bottom line
cell line
command line
credit line
dotted line
finish line
front line
hold the line
hotline
land line
lay on the line
on line
product line
production line
red line
sign on the dotted line
six-yard line
step out of line
tag line
toe the line

Synonyms and antonyms of fault line in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «fault line» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FAULT LINE

Find out the translation of fault line to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of fault line from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «fault line» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

断层线
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

línea de falla
570 millions of speakers

English

fault line
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

गलती लाइन
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

خط الصدع
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

линия разлома
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

linha de falha
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

চুত্যি রেখা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

ligne de faille
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

garis kesalahan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Bruchlinie
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

断層線
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

단층 선
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Fault line
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

lỗi dòng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தவறு வரி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

फॉल्ट लाइन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

fay hattı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

linea di faglia
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

linia wina
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

лінія розлому
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

falie
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ρήγμα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

skuld lyn
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

fel linje
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

feil linje
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of fault line

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FAULT LINE»

The term «fault line» is regularly used and occupies the 94.223 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FAULT LINE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about fault line

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FAULT LINE»

Discover the use of fault line in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to fault line and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Fault Line
It could be your average suicide.
Robert Goddard, 2012
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Fault Line
Eisler's novel, which turns entirely on a super-secret assassinations program, is looking less like fiction and more like the work of someone who has a firm grip on what's really happening.”—Scott Horton, Harper's Magazine
Barry Eisler, 2013
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Fault Line
When seventeen-year-old Becky Martin, an aspiring comic, meets Kip Costello, she is caught in a mentally and physically abusive relationship.
Janet Tashjian, 2006
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Fault Line
"Em Hansen is rapidly carving out a niche for herself." -Publishers Weekly Praise for the novels of Sarah Andrews Fault Line "The most intriguing complexities in Fault Line lie with Em's own character.
Sarah Andrews, 2003
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Living on the Fault Line: Managing for Shareholder Value in ...
In the original edition of Living on the Fault Line, Geoffrey Moore presented a compelling argument for using shareholder value (or share price) as the key driver in management decisions.
Geoffrey A. Moore, 2009
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On the Fault Line: Managing tensions and divisions within ...
Societies in all countries are split by major divisions - or 'faultlines' - caused by differences in race, religion, ethnicity, wealth, class or power.
Terence McNamee, 2012
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Families on the Fault Line
An up-close and intimate look inside the lives, hearts, and minds of America's working-class families.
Lillian B. Rubin, 1994
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The Tenth Parallel: Dispatches from the Fault Line Between ...
The stories she tells in The Tenth Parallel show us that religious conflicts are also conflicts about land, water, oil, and other natural resources, and that local and tribal issues are often shaped by religious ideas.
Eliza Griswold, 2010
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Beneath the Fault Line: The Popular and Legal Culture of ...
In Beneath the Fault Line, law professor and historian J. Herbie DiFonzo juxtaposes legal doctrine and practice with popular culture and individual accounts to illustrate the history of divorce in America.
J. Herbie DiFonzo, 1997
10
Fault Line
Belize. Jungle survival training.
Chris Ryan, 2005

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FAULT LINE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term fault line is used in the context of the following news items.
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Doris Salcedo review – an artist in mourning for the disappeared
For her 2007 work Shibboleth, she cracked open the floor of London's Tate Modern, a blunt and hazardous fault line that drove the gaze of ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
2
White Sox promote, start infielder Tyler Saladino
... and fans whose belief bubbles, as ever, like steam from a fault line that reaches the center of the earth and is known as “Old Cubs Faithful.”. «Chicago Sun-Times, Jul 15»
3
Kris Bryant's dad will pitch to him at Home Run Derby
... and fans whose belief bubbles, as ever, like steam from a fault line that reaches the center of the earth and is known as “Old Cubs Faithful.”. «Chicago Sun-Times, Jul 15»
4
Flint House: the building that must be stroked
The estate sits on the great chalk fault line that runs from Norfolk down to the white cliffs of Dover. And for the new house, it seems the architects ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
5
Thousands of Tourists Stranded in Indonesia after Volcano Eruption
... 130 active volcanoes and the country is used to dealing with the eruptions and earthquakes due to the nation's location on a fault line. «TravelPulse, Jul 15»
6
Off to the Races: Summer in Saratoga
... the subsurface shale, escaping from a Paleozoic-era fault line to emerge as 18 separate, carbonated, and salubrious mineral springs. Health. «National Geographic Traveler Magazine, Jul 15»
7
Battlelines drawn as rich Liverpool Plains put on the coalmining map
Another legal fault line to be tested will be the decision in August 2013 by state resources minister Chris Hartcher - who later stepped down ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Jul 15»
8
Japanese prefab tiny homes could change the way we think about …
Scientists warn that a tremor of magnitude eight or above along the Nankai trough, a fault line that runs the length of Japan's south coast, could ... «Quartz, Jul 15»
9
Disposal wells: utility vs. controversy
... earthquake-prone areas of the continent, and the state permitting process does not authorize active disposal wells near a fault line. I know of ... «Bakken.com, Jul 15»
10
Bill Murray calls Cardinals fans 'satan's messengers'
... and fans whose belief bubbles, as ever, like steam from a fault line that reaches the center of the earth and is known as “Old Cubs Faithful.”. «Chicago Sun-Times, Jul 15»

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