inclined fault

Types:

common fault, gravity fault, normal fault

an inclined fault in which the hanging wall appears to have slipped downward relative to the footwall

overthrust fault, reverse fault, thrust fault

a geological fault in which the upper side appears to have been pushed upward by compression

Type of:

break, fault, faulting, fracture, geological fault, shift

(geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other