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normal fault

DEFINITIONS OF: normal fault

1

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

Synonyms:
common fault, gravity fault
Type of:
inclined fault
a geological fault in which one side is above the other
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