Faulting — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

(geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other

put or pin the blame on

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/fˈɔltɪŋ/

🇬🇧British English

/fˈɒltɪŋ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/fˈɒltɪŋ/

2 syllables Say it as /fˈɔltɪŋ/.

Examples

they built it right over a geological fault
he studied the faulting of the earth's crust

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

geological fault shift fault fracture break blame

Antonyms

absolve

Parts of Speech

noun	(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”
verb	put or pin the blame on

Word Forms

fracture	verb	break into pieces
break	verb	become separated into pieces or fragments
blameable	adjective	deserving blame or censure as being wrong or evil or injurious
blamable	adjective	deserving blame or censure as being wrong or evil or injurious
blame	noun	an accusation that you are responsible for some lapse or misdeed
fault	noun	responsibility for a bad situation or event

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

fehlerhaft

(Geologie) ein Riss in der Erdkruste, der durch die Verschiebung einer Seite gegenüber der anderen entsteht

🇫🇷French

faute

(géologie) fissure dans la croûte terrestre résultant du déplacement d'un côté par rapport à l'autre

🇪🇸Spanish

fallando

(geología) grieta en la corteza terrestre resultante del desplazamiento de un lado con respecto al otro

🇮🇹Italian

fagliare

(geologia) crepa nella crosta terrestre risultante dallo spostamento di un lato rispetto all'altro

🇳🇱Dutch

foutief

(geologie) een scheur in de aardkorst als gevolg van de verplaatsing van de ene kant ten opzichte van de andere

🇵🇹Portuguese

falhando

(geologia) uma rachadura na crosta terrestre resultante do deslocamento de um lado em relação ao outro

🇷🇺Russian

винить

(геология) трещина в земной коре, возникшая в результате смещения одной стороны относительно другой.

India

🇮🇳Hindi

दोषयुक्त

(भूविज्ञान) पृथ्वी की पपड़ी में एक दरार जो एक तरफ से दूसरी तरफ के विस्थापन के कारण उत्पन्न होती है

🇧🇩Bengali

দোষ

(ভূতত্ত্ব) পৃথিবীর ভূত্বকের একটি ফাটল যা একদিকে অন্য দিকের স্থানচ্যুতির ফলে

🇮🇳Tamil

குறைகூறுதல்

(புவியியல்) பூமியின் மேலோட்டத்தில் ஒரு விரிசல் ஒரு பக்கத்தின் இடப்பெயர்ச்சியின் விளைவாக மற்றொன்றைப் பொறுத்து

🇮🇳Telugu

తప్పుపట్టడం

(భూగోళ శాస్త్రం) భూమి యొక్క క్రస్ట్‌లో ఒక పగుళ్లు మరొక వైపుకు సంబంధించి స్థానభ్రంశం ఫలితంగా ఏర్పడతాయి

🇮🇳Marathi

दोष

(भूगर्भशास्त्र) पृथ्वीच्या कवचातील एक क्रॅक जो दुसऱ्या बाजूच्या संदर्भात एका बाजूच्या विस्थापनामुळे उद्भवतो.

🇮🇳Gujarati

દોષ

(ભૂસ્તરશાસ્ત્ર) પૃથ્વીના પોપડામાં એક તિરાડ જે બીજી બાજુના સંદર્ભમાં એક બાજુના વિસ્થાપનને કારણે થાય છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ದೋಷಪೂರಿತ

(ಭೂವಿಜ್ಞಾನ) ಭೂಮಿಯ ಹೊರಪದರದಲ್ಲಿನ ಬಿರುಕು, ಇನ್ನೊಂದು ಬದಿಗೆ ಸಂಬಂಧಿಸಿದಂತೆ ಒಂದು ಬದಿಯ ಸ್ಥಳಾಂತರದ ಪರಿಣಾಮವಾಗಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

കുറ്റപ്പെടുത്തുന്നു

(ജിയോളജി) ഒരു വശത്തിൻ്റെ സ്ഥാനചലനത്തിൻ്റെ ഫലമായി ഭൂമിയുടെ പുറംതോടിലെ വിള്ളൽ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਨੁਕਸ

(ਭੂ-ਵਿਗਿਆਨ) ਧਰਤੀ ਦੀ ਛਾਲੇ ਵਿੱਚ ਇੱਕ ਦਰਾੜ ਦੂਜੇ ਪਾਸੇ ਦੇ ਸਬੰਧ ਵਿੱਚ ਇੱਕ ਪਾਸੇ ਦੇ ਵਿਸਥਾਪਨ ਦੇ ਨਤੀਜੇ ਵਜੋਂ

🇵🇰Urdu

غلطی

(ارضیات) زمین کی پرت میں ایک شگاف جس کے نتیجے میں ایک طرف دوسری طرف کی نقل مکانی ہوتی ہے

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

断层

（地质学）由于一侧相对于另一侧的位移而产生的地壳裂缝

🇯🇵Japanese

故障している

(地質学) 一方の側が他方の側に対してずれた結果として生じる地殻の亀裂

🇰🇷Korean

잘못

(지질학) 한쪽이 다른 쪽과 관련하여 변위되어 발생하는 지각의 균열

🇻🇳Vietnamese

lỗi

(địa chất) vết nứt trên vỏ trái đất do sự dịch chuyển của một bên so với bên kia

🇹🇭Thai

ความผิด

(ธรณีวิทยา) รอยแตกในเปลือกโลกที่เกิดจากการเคลื่อนตัวของด้านหนึ่งเทียบกับอีกด้านหนึ่ง

🇮🇩Indonesian

kesalahan

(Geologi) retakan pada kerak bumi akibat perpindahan satu sisi terhadap sisi lainnya

🇲🇾Malay

kesalahan

(geologi) retakan pada kerak bumi akibat daripada anjakan satu pihak terhadap yang lain

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

معيب

(جيولوجيا) شق في القشرة الأرضية ناتج عن إزاحة أحد جانبيها بالنسبة إلى الجانب الآخر

🇮🇷Persian

گسل کردن

(زمین شناسی) شکاف در پوسته زمین ناشی از جابجایی یک طرف نسبت به طرف دیگر

🇹🇷Turkish

faylanma

(jeoloji) yer kabuğunda bir tarafın diğerine göre yer değiştirmesi sonucu oluşan çatlak

🇮🇱Hebrew

פגום

(גיאולוגיה) סדק בקרום כדור הארץ הנובע מתזוזה של צד אחד ביחס לצד השני

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What is the primary definition of the word 'faulting'?

The primary meaning of 'faulting' is '(geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'faulting' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'faulting' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'faulting' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'faulting' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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