noun
Geological term referring to the horizontal direction or trend of a rock layer, fault, or structural feature. Not used for general direction.
この断層の走向は北東から南西です。
The strike of this fault is from northeast to southwest.
地層の走向を測定する。
Measure the strike of the stratum.
Compound of 走 (run, trend) and 向 (direction, facing). The specific geological sense is a technical calque from Western geology.