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faulting::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | break, fault, fracture, geological fault, shift |
| Type of | crack, crevice, cleft, fissure, scissure |
| Has types | inclined fault, strike-slip fault |
he studied the faulting of the earth's crust.
Examples of faulting
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There's no faulting Brendan Gleeson, who plays crazy-like-a-fox cop Gerry Boyle.
From the charlotteobserver.com
Within Earth's solid crust, faulting literally creates and then moves mountains.
From the sciencedaily.com
I'm not faulting Blizzard, but since this morning I have sent in three tickets.
From the forbes.com
Strike-slip faulting is intermediate between the other two types described above.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Another tough service game for Sharapova, who is double-faulting once a game now.
From the smh.com.au
You can take issue with Simon's methods, but there's no faulting her ambition.
From the independent.co.uk
Strain can take the form of brittle faulting and ductile folding and shearing.
From the en.wikipedia.org
In contrast, some Comrades are faulting KK for the reasons others now admire.
From the forbes.com
We're throwing up an awkward toss and double-faulting horribly into the net.
From the sportsillustrated.cnn.com
- Blame: put or pin the blame on
- Mistake: a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention; "he made a bad mistake"; "she was quick to point out my errors"; "I could understand his English in spite of his grammatical faults"
- Defect: an imperfection in an object or machine; "a flaw caused the crystal to shatter"; "if there are any defects you should send it back to the manufacturer"
- Demerit: the quality of being inadequate or falling short of perfection; "they discussed the merits and demerits of her novel"; "he knew his own faults much better than she did"
- (geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other; "they built it right over a geological fault"; "he studied the faulting of the earth's crust"
- (electronics) equipment failure attributable to some defect in a circuit (loose connection or insulation failure or short circuit etc.); "it took much longer to find the fault than to fix it"
- In computing, an interrupt is an asynchronous signal indicating the need for attention or a synchronous event in software indicating the need for a change in execution.
- The term fault is used in animal breed standards to describe an aspect of appearance or temperament that is considered detrimental to the breed type of the animal's breed. ...
- In geology, a fault is a planar fracture or discontinuity in a volume of rock, across which there has been significant displacement. Large faults within the Earth's crust result from the action of tectonic forces. ...
