noun
dextral fault; right-lateral fault
Geological term for a strike-slip fault where the block opposite the observer moves to the right.
この地域には右ずれ断層が多く見られる。
Many dextral faults are observed in this region.
General term for strike-slip faults; 右ずれ断層 is a subtype.
Compound of 右 (right), ずれ (displacement), and 断層 (fault).