English Dictionary

locked fault

名詞

(geology) A fault that does not slip due to high friction. Such faults accumulate stress which is finally released as an earthquake.

日本語の意味

高い摩擦力のために滑りが生じず、応力が蓄積され最終的に地震として放出される特徴を持つ断層

Seismologists monitored the locked fault closely, knowing it could release years of accumulated stress in a single earthquake.

地震学者たちは固着した断層を注意深く監視しており、それが蓄積した何年分もの応力を一度に解放する可能性があることを知っていた。

意味（1）

(geology) A fault that does not slip due to high friction. Such faults accumulate stress which is finally released as an earthquake.

locked faults （ plural ）