FAULT

Meaning of FAULT in English

A fracture in the Earth's crust accompanied by a displacement of one side of the fracture.

English glossary Of Geography. Английский глоссарий географии. 2012

FAULT — I. ˈfȯlt, archaic ˈfȯt noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English faute, faulte, from Old French faute, from (assumed) Vulgar …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FAULT — /fawlt/ , n. 1. a defect or imperfection; flaw; failing: a fault in the brakes; a fault in one's character. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
FAULT — I. ˈfȯlt, in poetry also ˈfȯt noun Etymology: Middle English faute, falte, from Anglo-French, from Vulgar Latin * fallita, from …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
FAULT — noun defect; want; lack; default. 2. fault ·noun a lost scent; act of losing the scent. 3. fault ·noun a …
Webster English vocab
FAULT — [fault] n [ME faute, fr. MF, fr. (assumed) VL fallita, fr. fem. of fallitus, pp. of L fallere to deceive, …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
FAULT — in geology, fracture in the rocks of the Earth's crust, where compressional or tensional forces cause the rocks on the …
Britannica English vocabulary
FAULT — / fɔːlt; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun RESPONSIBILITY 1. [ U ] fault (that ... ) | fault …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FAULT — I. fault 1 S2 W3 /fɔːlt $ fɒːlt/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Word Family: adjective : ↑ faultless , …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
FAULT — n. & v. --n. 1 a defect or imperfection of character or of structure, appearance, etc. 2 a break or …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
FAULT — n. & v. n. 1 a defect or imperfection of character or of structure, appearance, etc. 2 a break or …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
FAULT — n. & v. --n. 1. a defect or imperfection of character or of structure, appearance, etc. 2 a break or …
Oxford English vocab
FAULT — ( faults, faulting, faulted) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. If a …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FAULT — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a design fault/flaw (= a part of something that does not work well or …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
FAULT — See ↑ FAULT 1,2 ◆◆◆ • ↑ be at fault • ↑ be not sb's fault • ↑ be sb's …
Longman Activator English vocab
FAULT — INDEX: something wrong 1. something wrong with a machine, system, plan etc 2. a fault in someone’s character when somebody …
Longman Activator English vocab
FAULT — (Geology) A fracture in rock along which movement can be demonstrated. A fracture in the earth's crust forming a boundary …
Environmental Engineering English vocabulary
FAULT — 1. сущ. 1) а) прям. перен. дефект, недостаток An essential fault of the Pythagorean theory. ≈ Существенный недостаток пифагорейской теории. …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
FAULT — fault.ogg 1. fɔ:lt n 1. недостаток, дефект an essential fault in /of/ a theory - существенный недостаток теории a fault …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
FAULT — 1) повреждение; отказ; неисправность; неполадка 2) дефект 3) ошибка 4) сдвиг ( горной породы ) 5) короткое замыкание; обрыв; нарушение …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
FAULT — 1) повреждение; отказ; неисправность; неполадка 2) дефект 3) ошибка 4) сдвиг (горной породы) 5) короткое замыкание; обрыв; нарушение (пробой) изоляции 6) пищ. лесн. порок • fault to …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
FAULT — 1) повреждение; отказ 2) неисправность; неполадка 3) ошибка 4) дефект; недостаток; порок; изъян 5) сбой; перебой; нарушение 6) геол. сброс, разлом, сдвиг; нарушение структуры • - chassis …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
FAULT — 1. fɔ:lt n 1. недостаток, дефект an essential fault in /of/ a theory - существенный недостаток теории a fault in …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
FAULT — 1. сущ. 1) а) дефект, недостаток An essential fault of the Pythagorean theory. — Существенный недостаток пифагорейской теории. She is …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
FAULT — 1. сущ. 1) а) дефект, недостаток An essential fault of the Pythagorean theory. — Существенный недостаток пифагорейской теории. She is fastidious to a fault. …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
FAULT — 1. _n. 1> недостаток, дефект; to find fault with smb., smth. а> придираться к кому-л., к чему-л.; бранить кого-л.; б> …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
FAULT — 1. n. 1. недостаток, дефект; to find fault with smb., smth. а. придираться к кому-л., к чему-л.; бранить кого-л.; б. …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
FAULT — 1. недостаток; дефект; порок; изъян 2. ошибка; погрешность 3. выход из строя; повреждение; поломка; авария; неисправность; несрабатывание; сбой 4. сброс; …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь по нефти и газу
FAULT — 1) повреждение; неисправность, дефект 2) ошибка • - ac fault - active fault - AND-bridge fault - appearance fault - assembly fault - band fault - benign fault - branch-open …
Англо-Русский словарь по вычислительной технике и программированию
FAULT — 1. _n. 1> недостаток, дефект; to find fault with smb., smth. а> придираться к кому-л., к чему-л.; бранить кого-л.; б> …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
FAULT — 1) повреждение; отказ 2) короткое замыкание, КЗ • - band fault - branch fault - cable fault - chassis fault - communications fault - damage fault - ironwork fault - …
Англо-Русский словарь по телекоммуникациям
FAULT — 1. сущ. 1) а) прям. перен. дефект, недостаток An essential fault of the Pythagorean theory. ≈ Существенный недостаток пифагорейской теории. …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
FAULT — defecte, manca, erra, culpa; v. TO FIND ~: criticar
English interlingue dictionary
FAULT — apan;sala;sayup;sipyat
English-Visayan vocabulary
FAULT — I. noun Etymology: Middle English faute, falte, from Anglo-French, from Vulgar Latin *fallita, from feminine of fallitus, past participle of …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
FAULT — In geology, a fracture in the rocks of the Earth's crust, where compressional or tensional forces cause the rocks on …
Английский словарь Британика
FAULT — (v. t.) To interrupt the continuity of (rock strata) by displacement along a plane of fracture; -- chiefly used in …
Английский словарь Webster
FAULT — (v. t.) To charge with a fault; to accuse; to find fault with; to blame.
Английский словарь Webster
FAULT — (n.) Failure to serve the ball into the proper court.
Английский словарь Webster
FAULT — (n.) A lost scent; act of losing the scent.
Английский словарь Webster
FAULT — (n.) In coal seams, coal rendered worthless by impurities in the seam; as, slate fault, dirt fault, etc.
Английский словарь Webster
FAULT — (n.) A dislocation of the strata of the vein.
Английский словарь Webster
FAULT — (n.) A moral failing; a defect or dereliction from duty; a deviation from propriety; an offense less serious than a …
Английский словарь Webster
FAULT — (n.) Anything that fails, that is wanting, or that impairs excellence; a failing; a defect; a blemish.
Английский словарь Webster
FAULT — (n.) Defect; want; lack; default.
Английский словарь Webster
FAULT — v. find fault, complain; make a mistake, err
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
FAULT — n. defect, flaw; mistake, error; guilt, blame
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
FAULT — n. comma fault double fault to a fault at fault fault line fault tolerant fault tolerance find fault foot fault …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
FAULT — n. Function: intransitive verb Date: 15th century 1 : to commit a fault : ERR 2 : to fracture so …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
FAULT — n. Pronunciation: ' fo ̇ lt, in poetry also ' fo ̇ t Function: noun Etymology: Middle English faute, falte, …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
FAULT — [ fɔ:lt , fɒlt ] ■ noun 1》 an unattractive or unsatisfactory feature; a defect or mistake. ↘(in tennis and …
Concise Oxford English vocab
FAULT — fault BrE AmE fɔːlt fɒlt AmE fɔːlt fɑːlt ▷ faulted ˈfɔːlt ɪd ˈfɒlt-, -əd AmE ˈfɔːlt əd ˈfɑːlt- ▷ faulting …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
FAULT — (~s, ~ing, ~ed) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. If a bad …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
FAULT — (CRACK) [noun] [C] [specialized] - a crack in the Earth's surface where the rock has divided into two parts which …
Cambridge English vocab
FAULT — n. In geology, a fracture in the rocks of the Earth's crust, where compressional or tensional forces cause the rocks …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
FAULT
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
FAULT — See: AT FAULT, FIND FAULT, TO A FAULT.
Slang English vocab
FAULT — n. Function: noun 1 Synonyms: IMPERFECTION , deficiency, demerit, shortcoming, sin Related Words: infirmity, weakness Contrasted Words: faultlessness, impeccability; meticulousness, …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
FAULT — n. 1. Defect, blemish, flaw, imperfection, failing, weakness, frailty, moral defect. 2. Misdeed, misdemeanor, offence, trespass, wrong, delinquency, transgression, error, …
Dictionary of English Synonyms
FAULT — noun 1. Synonyms: imperfection , deficiency, demerit, shortcoming, sin Related Word: infirmity, weakness Contrasted words: faultlessness, impeccability; meticulousness, preciseness, precision …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
FAULT — noun
Oxford Collocations Dictionary Second Edition
FAULT — noun 1 responsibility for sth wrong ADJECTIVE ▪ stupid ▪ It's his own stupid ~ his car was stolen—he should …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
FAULT — n. 25B6; noun he has his faults : DEFECT, failing, imperfection, flaw, blemish, shortcoming, weakness, frailty, foible, vice. engineers have …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
FAULT — I n. 1) to find ~ with 2) to correct a ~ 3) to overlook smb.'s ~s 4) a grievous; …
The Bbi Combinatory Dictionary of English - A Guide to Word Combinations
FAULT — finding n. 1 criticism, censure, carping, cavilling, captiousness, hypercriticism, quibbling, fussiness, hair-splitting, pettifogging, Colloq nit-picking, pickiness Why continue to put …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab

English Glossary Of Geography

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