gravity fault

1. 1.

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

   Synonymsnormal faultcommon fault

   Broaderinclined fault

Questions about gravity fault

What does gravity fault mean?

gravity fault means "an inclined fault in which the hanging wall appears to have slipped downward relative to the footwall".

What is another word for gravity fault?

Close synonyms include normal fault, common fault. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is gravity fault a common word?