noun
transform fault
A geological fault where two tectonic plates slide past each other horizontally. Technical term used in earth science.
サンアンドレアス断層は有名なトランスフォーム断層の一つです。
The San Andreas Fault is one of the famous transform faults.
断層 is a general term for a geological fault. トランスフォーム断層 specifically refers to a transform fault where plates slide horizontally.
Compound of English loanword トランスフォーム (transform) and 断層 (fault).