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Meaning of 'faulting' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Faulting [ n.]
- The state or condition of being faulted; the process by which a fault is produced.
2 . Faulting [ p. pr. & vb. n.]
- of Fault

Meaning of 'faulting' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . faulting [ n]
Meaning (1):
- (geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other
Example in sentence:
  • he studied the faulting of the earth's crust;
  • they built it right over a geological fault

Nearby Words:

faubourg faucal fauces faucet fauchion faucial faugh faulchion faulcon fauld

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