横よこずれ断だん層そう

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Meanings

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noun

strike-slip fault

A fault where the two sides slide horizontally past each other. Used in geology and seismology.

断severance, decline, refuse

層stratum, social class, layer

正せい断だん層そう
A normal fault where the hanging wall moves down relative to the footwall, unlike the horizontal movement of a strike-slip fault.
逆ぎゃく断だん層そう
A reverse fault where the hanging wall moves up, contrasting with the lateral slip of a strike-slip fault.

Compound of 横ずれ (yokozure, 'lateral slip') + 断層 (dansō, 'fault').