STRIKE-SLIP


Meaning of STRIKE-SLIP in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈstrīk-ˌslip ]

noun

Usage: often attributive

Date: 1964

1. : a fault about which movement is predominantly horizontal

2. : a slipping movement along the strike of a fault

strike-slip earthquakes

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