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transform fault
Noun
Japanese Meaning
地質学的な断層の一種で、二つのテクトニックプレートが断層線に沿って水平にずれる境界を指す。 / 横ずれ断層とも呼ばれ、プレートが互いに平行に移動する場所に形成される断層である。
（ plural ）
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(geology) A geological fault separating two tectonic plates which are sliding horizontally in directions parallel with the fault line.
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transform fault
Geologists mapped a previously unknown transform fault that explains the region's frequent shallow earthquakes.
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Geologists mapped a previously unknown transform fault that explains the region's frequent shallow earthquakes.
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