reverse fault (geology); compression fault, where one block pushes over the other at dip of less than 45 degrees
trad. 逆斷層
Also written 逆斷層【nì duàn céng】
Characters in this word
3逆
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contrary, opposite, backwards, to go against, to oppose, to betray, to rebel
- Pinyin
- nì
- Strokes
- 9
- Frequency
- 28410 of 2500
断
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to break, to snap, to cut off, to give up or abstain from sth, to judge, (usu. used in the negative) absolutely, definitely, decidedly
- Pinyin
- duàn
- Traditional
- 斷
- Strokes
- 11
- Frequency
- 3778 of 2500
层
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to pile on top of one another, layer; stratum, floor (of a building); story, (math.) sheaf, classifier for layers
- Pinyin
- céng
- Traditional
- 層
- Strokes
- 7
- Frequency
- 7903 of 2500