English Dictionary

hanging wall

名詞

(geology) The section of rock that extends above a diagonal fault line (the corresponding lower section being the footwall).

日本語の意味

斜めに傾いた断層面の上側に位置する岩盤の部分

After the earthquake, geologists examined the offset layers and determined that the hanging wall had moved several meters relative to the footwall.

地震の後、地質学者たちはずれた地層を調査し、上盤が下盤に対して数メートル移動したと判断した。

意味（1）

(geology) The section of rock that extends above a diagonal fault line (the corresponding lower section being the footwall).

意味（2）

(mining) the upper wall of inclined vein, or that which hangs over the miner's head when working in the vein.

hanging walls （ plural ）