Definition of 'faulting'

See also: fault 

Noun

1. (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"
      Synonyms: fault geological fault shift fracture break

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