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San Andreas Fault [‚sænæn'dreɪəs-]∎ the San Andreas Fault la faille de San Andreas (faille géologique à l'origine de nombreux tremblements de terre en Californie)Un panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > San Andreas Fault
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• San Andreas Fault, the Сан-Андреасский разлом, крупномасштабный сдвиг земной коры в Калифорнии. Проходит от Сан-Франциско до Сан-Диего и является причиной крупных землетрясенийСША. Лингвострановедческий англо-русский словарь > San Andreas Fault
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Разлом в земной коре длиной около 960 км. Протянулся от мыса Мендочино [Cape Mendocino] на северо-западе штата Калифорния до пустыни Колорадо [ Colorado Desert]. Сейсмические процессы, происходящие в этом разломе, являются основной причиной крупных землетрясений в Калифорнии.English-Russian dictionary of regional studies > San Andreas Fault
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Astronautics: SAFEУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > San Andreas Fault Experiment
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♦ fault /fɔ:lt/n.1 difetto; manchevolezza; menda: She is blind to her son's faults, è incapace di vedere i difetti di suo figlio; the fault of the system, i difetti del sistema; a basic fault, un difetto di base; technical fault, difetto tecnico2 [u] colpa: It was his fault that we lost, fu colpa sua se perdemmo; Whose fault is it?, di chi è la colpa?; The fault lay with the management, la colpa era della direzione; to be at fault, essere colpevole; essere responsabile (di qc.); My fault!, colpa mia!; ho sbagliato io!; DIALOGO → - School- It was all my own fault, è stata tutta colpa mia; through no fault of my own, non per colpa mia; (leg.) fault liability, responsabilità per colpa3 errore; sbaglio; mancanza; fallo4 (geol.) faglia; frattura ( degli strati): San Andreas fault, la faglia di Sant'Andrea (in California); fault line, linea di faglia5 (elettr., elettron.) guasto; avaria; anomalia: a fault on the telephone line, un guasto alla linea telefonica; electrical fault, guasto elettrico; to develop a fault, manifestare un'anomalia di funzionamento; guastarsi7 (equit.) penalità● (geol.) fault block, blocco fagliato □ fault-finder, chi trova a ridire su tutto; criticone; (tecn.) localizzatore di guasti, cercaguasti □ fault-finding, tendenza al biasimo (o alla critica); (tecn.) ricerca di guasti; (autom., mecc.) rilevazione dei difetti (o dei guasti) □ fault repairs, riparazione guasti □ (telef.) fault reporting, denuncia guasti □ fault technician, riparatore di guasti □ to find fault ( with), trovare a ridire (su); criticare; lagnarsi (di) □ to a fault, eccessivamente; troppo; fin troppo: meticulous to a fault, troppo meticoloso □ (comm.) with all faults, a rischio del compratore.(to) fault /fɔ:lt/A v. t.1 biasimare; criticare; trovare difetti in; trovare da ridire su2 (arc.) sbagliare; errareB v. i.1 (geol.) fare una faglia -
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I [fɔːlt]1) (responsibility) colpa f. (anche dir.)to be sb.'s fault to be the fault of sb. (that) essere colpa di qcn. (che); it's my (own) fault è (solo o tutta) colpa mia; whose fault was it? di chi era la colpa? the fault lies with him la colpa è sua; through no fault of his own non per colpa sua; to be at fault — essere in o avere torto
2) (flaw) difetto m.; (electrical failure) guasto m.structural, software fault — difetto strutturale, di software
3) (in tennis) fallo m.4) geol. faglia f.II [fɔːlt]verbo transitivo biasimare, criticare* * *[fo:lt] 1. noun1) (a mistake; something for which one is to blame: The accident was your fault.) colpa2) (an imperfection; something wrong: There is a fault in this machine; a fault in his character.) difetto3) (a crack in the rock surface of the earth: faults in the earth's crust.) faglia, frattura2. verb(to find fault with: I couldn't fault him / his piano-playing.) criticare- faultlessly
- faulty
- at fault
- find fault with
- to a fault* * *I [fɔːlt]1) (responsibility) colpa f. (anche dir.)to be sb.'s fault to be the fault of sb. (that) essere colpa di qcn. (che); it's my (own) fault è (solo o tutta) colpa mia; whose fault was it? di chi era la colpa? the fault lies with him la colpa è sua; through no fault of his own non per colpa sua; to be at fault — essere in o avere torto
2) (flaw) difetto m.; (electrical failure) guasto m.structural, software fault — difetto strutturale, di software
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f.1 fault, defect (defecto).2 fault (geology).3 geological fault, fault, break, rift.4 breakdown, failure, faulty operation, failure to operate correctly.5 Falla, Manuel de Falla.pres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: fallar.pres.subj.1st person singular (yo) Present Subjunctive of Spanish verb: fallir.imperat.2nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: fallar.* * *1 (defecto) defect, fault2 GEOGRAFÍA fault————————1 (figura) <CARDBOARD figure burnt on Saint Joseph?s Day in Valencia
► nombre femenino plural las fallas* * *noun f.* * *SF1) (Geol) faultgéneros que tienen fallas — seconds, defective goods
4) LAm (=error) error, oversightfalla de tiro — (Mil) misfire
5) LAm (Mec) failure, breakdownfalla de encendido — (Aut) ignition fault
6) LAm (=escasez) lack, shortage7) And (Naipes) void* * *1)a) (de tela, cristal) flawb) (Geol) fault2)a) (de motor, máquina - en la composición) defect, fault; (- en el funcionamiento) failureb) ( en organización - en composición) defect, fault; (- en el funcionamiento)c) ( de persona) mistakeno hay falla! — (AmC fam) no problem!
d) (Dep) miss3)a) (AmL exc CS fam) ( lástima) pity, shameb) (Col) (Educ) day's absence ( from school)4)a) ( figura) model, figure ( burned during the Fallas)•• Cultural note:The most important festival in the autonomous region of Valencia. The Fallas take place every year between March 12 and 19. Fallas are groups of huge painted cardboard and wood figures which depict current events and famous people. The highlight is the burning of the fallas on the night of March 19. Each neighborhood makes its own falla. They are erected on one night, known as the plantá, and displayed the next day. A panel of judges ‘pardons’ the best one and it is placed in the falla museum* * *= fault line, fault.Ex. These views underlie the fault line that divides British politics today.Ex. Satellite images have shown a large number of ground faults along the course of the river that would have drained the waters underground.----* línea de falla = fault line.* * *1)a) (de tela, cristal) flawb) (Geol) fault2)a) (de motor, máquina - en la composición) defect, fault; (- en el funcionamiento) failureb) ( en organización - en composición) defect, fault; (- en el funcionamiento)c) ( de persona) mistakeno hay falla! — (AmC fam) no problem!
d) (Dep) miss3)a) (AmL exc CS fam) ( lástima) pity, shameb) (Col) (Educ) day's absence ( from school)4)a) ( figura) model, figure ( burned during the Fallas)•• Cultural note:The most important festival in the autonomous region of Valencia. The Fallas take place every year between March 12 and 19. Fallas are groups of huge painted cardboard and wood figures which depict current events and famous people. The highlight is the burning of the fallas on the night of March 19. Each neighborhood makes its own falla. They are erected on one night, known as the plantá, and displayed the next day. A panel of judges ‘pardons’ the best one and it is placed in the falla museum* * *= fault line, fault.Ex: These views underlie the fault line that divides British politics today.
Ex: Satellite images have shown a large number of ground faults along the course of the river that would have drained the waters underground.* línea de falla = fault line.* * *A1 (defecto) flawuna falla en el tejido a flaw o defect in the fabricla pieza tenía una falla the part was defective2 ( Geol) fault3debe haber una falla en el motor there must be something wrong with the enginehubo muchas fallas de organización it was badly organized, there were a lot of organizational mix-upspor una falla del personal médico because of a mistake o blunder by medical staffCompuestos:( Inf) security hole( AmL) human errorse debió a una falla humana it was caused by human errorBuna falla que no haya podido venir a pity o shame she couldn't come ( colloq)C* * *
Del verbo fallar: ( conjugate fallar)
falla es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
falla
fallar
falla sustantivo femenino
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b) (Geol) fault
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(— en el funcionamiento) failure;
◊ falla humana (AmL) human error;
¡qué falla! what a stupid mistake!c) (Dep) miss
3 (AmL exc CS fam) ( lástima) pity, shame
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fallar ( conjugate fallar) verbo intransitivo
1 [juez/jurado] falla a or en favor/en contra de algn to rule in favor( conjugate favor) of/against sb
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[ planes] to go wrong;
le falló la puntería he missed;
a ti te falla (AmL) (fam) you've a screw loose (colloq)
verbo transitivo ( errar) to miss;
falla sustantivo femenino
1 (defecto) defect, fault
2 LAm (error, fallo) mistake, fault
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fallar 1
I vi Jur to rule
II vtr (un premio) to award
fallar 2 verbo intransitivo
1 to fail: le falló la memoria, his memory failed
2 (decepcionar) to disappoint: no nos falles, don't let us down
' falla' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
memoria
- fallar
- fallo
English:
amiss
- fail
- fault
- memory
- rift
- serve
- failure
- lapse
- malfunction
* * *falla nf1. [defecto] fault, defect;este cajón tiene una falla there's something wrong with this drawer;está rebajado porque tiene una falla it's reduced because it's imperfect2. Am [error] mistake;un trabajo lleno de fallas a piece of work full of mistakes;una falla humana a human error;una falla técnica a technical fault3. Geol faultla falla de San Andrés the San Andreas Fault4. [figura de cartón] = giant papier-mâché figure burnt during las Fallas in Valencia5.las Fallas [fiesta] = festival in Valencia during which giant papier-mâché figures are burntFALLASThe Fallas are an annual celebration held in Valencia, Spain, in the weeks leading up to St. Joseph's Day (March 18th). The festivities are centred round gigantic papier-mâché sculptures (the fallas) which are erected in public squares all over the city. They are constructed over the preceding eleven months by different local groups and normally depict caricatures of politicians and other celebrities of the year. Valencia is renowned for its fireworks, and they are much in evidence during the festival, especially during the famous “mascletá”, in which thousands of fire crackers are exploded with deafening effect. At the end of the final week of festivities prizes are awarded to the best or most original fallas and the figures are then burnt. A small figure (or “ninot”) is preserved from the winning falla, and kept in a special museum.* * *f1 GEOL fault;la falla de San Andrés the San Andreas Fault2 de fabricación flaw3:* * *falla nf1) : flaw, defect2) : (geological) fault3) : fault, failing* * *falla n (en geología) fault -
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faille [faj]1. feminine nouna. ( = crevasse) faultb. ( = point faible) flaw• sans faille [fidélité, soutien] unfailing ; [organisation] faultless ; [volonté, détermination] unwavering2. verb→ falloir* * *fɑj1) ( cassure) fault2) ( lacune) flaw3) ( rupture) rift* * *faj1. nf1) GÉOGRAPHIE fault2) [système, raisonnement] fig flaw2. vbSee:* * *faille nf3 ( rupture) rift; failles au sein d'un mouvement rifts within a movement.[faj] nom féminin————————sans faille locution adjectivale -
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Geography: San Andreas Fault (see http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/San+Andreas+Fault)Универсальный русско-английский словарь > Разлом Сан Андреас (Калифорния)
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Geography: (Калифорния) San Andreas Fault (see http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/San+Andreas+Fault)Универсальный русско-английский словарь > Разлом Сан Андреас
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Штат на Юго-Западе, у побережья Тихого океана; в группе Тихоокеанских штатов [ Pacific States]. Площадь - 411 тыс. кв. км. Население (2000) - около 33,8 млн. человек. Самый крупный штат по численности населения, занимает третье место по площади; лидер по уровню доходов на душу населения и расходам потребителей. На севере граничит со штатом Орегон [ Oregon], на востоке со штатами Невада [ Nevada] и Аризона [ Arizona], на юге - с Мексикой. Столица - Сакраменто [ Sacramento]. Крупнейшие города - Лос-Анджелес [ Los Angeles], Сан-Франциско [ San Francisco], Сан-Диего [ San Diego], Сан-Хосе [ San Jose], Лонг-Бич [ Long Beach], Окленд [ Oakland], Фресно [ Fresno], Санта-Ана [ Santa Ana], Анахейм [ Anaheim]. Статус штата (31-й по счету штат) Калифорния получила в 1850, не проходя статуса "Территории" [ Territory] как многие другие штаты Запада. Рельеф и земли Калифорнии отличаются большим разнообразием: на востоке - горы Сьерра-Невада [ Sierra Nevada], крупные национальные парки [ Yosemite National Park, Kings Canyon National Park, Sequoia National Park], на западе - Береговые хребты [ Coast Ranges], на юго-западе - пустыня Мохаве [ Mojave Desert]. В Долине Смерти [ Death Valley, Death Valley National Park] - самая низкая точка страны (87 м ниже уровня моря). На севере и юге горы смыкаются, между ними расположена плодородная Большая Калифорнийская (Центральная) долина [ Central Valley]. На юго-востоке - пустынные плато и глубокие тектонические впадины [ San Andreas Fault]. Часты землетрясения (мелкие происходят чуть ли не каждый день), среди наиболее крупных и разрушительных - землетрясения в районах Сан-Франциско (в 1906 и 1989) и Лос-Анджелеса (1993). История освоения этих земель европейцами начинается с экспедиции испанца Х. Р. Кабрильо [Cabrillo, Juan Rodriguez] в 1542, назвавшего северную часть территории - будущий штат - Верхней Калифорнией [Alta California]. Первая миссия в Сан-Диего была основана испанскими монахами-францисканцами лишь в 1769, до этого англичанин Ф. Дрейк [Drake, Francis] уже успел в 1579 объявить эти земли владением английской короны, но Британия никогда Калифорнией не владела. Русские [ Russian-Americans] основали здесь поселение Росс [ Fort Ross] в 1812 и сохраняли свое влияние на севере до 1841. В 1822 калифорнийские поселенцы решили стать подданными Мексики. США безуспешно пытались выкупить район в 1835 и 1845. 14 июня 1846 поселенцы восстали против Мексики, и территория была объявлена независимой "Республикой Медвежьего Флага" [ Bear Flag Republic], но уже 7-8 июля 1846 над Монтереем и Сан-Франциско был поднят американский флаг, а после Американо-мексиканской войны [ Mexican War] (1846-48) Калифорния перешла к США по Договору Гуадалупе-Идальго [ Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo] и вошла в состав Союза по Компромиссу 1850 [ Compromise of 1850]. За два года до этого события на р. Американ [ American River] некто Дж. Маршалл [Marshall, James W.] нашел золото у лесопилки Саттера [Sutter's Mill], и это событие сыграло решающую роль в развитии штата, спровоцировав "золотую лихорадку" [ Gold Rush]. Население Калифорнии стало стремительно расти - за 7 лет оно возросло с 15 до 300 тыс. человек. В настоящее время проблемы перенаселенности и урбанизации являются важнейшими для этого процветающего штата. Важнейшие отрасли промышленности - электроника, производство компьютеров и средств связи [ Silicon Valley], аэрокосмическая техника, пищевые продукты (Центральная долина), вина [ Napa Valley], приборостроение, промышленное оборудование, судостроение, биотехнологии, туризм. Штат покрыт густой сетью автодорог. Широко развита система образования - Калифорнийский университет [ California, University of], Стэнфордский университет [ Stanford University] и Калифорнийский технологический институт [ California Institute of Technology] - одни из лучших в стране. С 1968 калифорнийцы стабильно голосуют за республиканцев. Современная конституция штата [ state constitution] была принята в 1879, и с тех пор к ней было принято более 420 поправок. В 1978 жители штата подавляющим большинством голосов на референдуме приняли "Предложение 13" [ Proposition 13], по которому были резко снижены налоги. В 80-е гг. штат пережил серьезные финансовые трудности. -
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1) Американизм: Services Against Financial Exclusion, Standard Annual Frequency Estimate, Strategic Action For Emergencies2) Спорт: Sun Air Food And Exercise3) Военный термин: Safeguarding America For Everyone, Selected Area for Evasion, Serve Accept Facilitate And Equip, Stay Alert For The Edge, Support for the Analysts' File Environment, safe fuze experimental, simulation-aided fault evaluation, strategy and force evaluation, system, area, function, equipment4) Техника: Sears Anderson Fire Extinguisher, safeguards automated facility evaluation, semiautomatic ferret equipment, society for advancement of fission energy, solar array flight experiment5) Шутливое выражение: Smurf Amplifier Finding Executive6) Религия: Safety Awareness Faith Empowerment, Sharing Adventure, Fellowship, And Experience, Spiritual Ambassadors For Everyone7) Юридический термин: Safe And Friendly Environment, Scream Avoid Fight Escape, Seniors Against Fraud And Exploitation, Setting Addicts Free Eternally, Sexual Abuse For Everyone, Sexual Assault Forensic Examination, Sexual Assault Free Environment, Substance And Alcohol Free Environments, Support Abatement Forfeiture Enforcement8) Бухгалтерия: Secure Automated Financial Exchange9) Биржевой термин: Synthetic Agreement for Foreign Exchange10) Кино: Secure Approved Family Environment11) Сокращение: Security And Freedom through Encryption, Soil Airfield Fighter Environment, Stand-Alone Fax Encryptor, survivability, assured destruction, flexibility and essential equivalence12) Университет: Student Action For The Earth, Student Alliance For Equality, Student Association For Freedom Of Expression, Student Association Funded Escort, Students Are For Education13) Школьное выражение: Safe, Active, and Family Environment14) Вычислительная техника: Security And Freedom through Encryption (law, USA, Verschluesselung)15) Космонавтика: San Andreas Fault Experiment16) Банковское дело: System to Avoid Fraud Effectively17) Фирменный знак: Sustainable Agriculture Food Enterprises18) Деловая лексика: Safety Advancement For Employees, Simple Appropriate Functional And Economical, Staff Against Falls Everywhere19) Образование: Safety Awareness For Everyone, Schools Against Fearful Environments, Seek And Find Encouragement, Skills And Assets For Excellence, Southwest Association Of Future Educators, Student Action For Equality, Student Awareness Of Fire Education, Substance Abuse Free Environment, Successful Alternatives For Education, Supporting A Friendly Environment, Survivors And Allies For Education20) Сетевые технологии: secure access facility for enterprise, средства доступа к защищённым данным в сети масштаба предприятия21) Сахалин Р: Safety Analysis Function Evaluation, safety analysis functional evaluation22) Безопасность: Secure And Fast Encryption23) Нефть и газ: Slapper Actuated Firing Equipment (Schlumberger)24) Программное обеспечение: Simple Algorithm For Fragmentation Elimination -
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1) Американизм: Services Against Financial Exclusion, Standard Annual Frequency Estimate, Strategic Action For Emergencies2) Спорт: Sun Air Food And Exercise3) Военный термин: Safeguarding America For Everyone, Selected Area for Evasion, Serve Accept Facilitate And Equip, Stay Alert For The Edge, Support for the Analysts' File Environment, safe fuze experimental, simulation-aided fault evaluation, strategy and force evaluation, system, area, function, equipment4) Техника: Sears Anderson Fire Extinguisher, safeguards automated facility evaluation, semiautomatic ferret equipment, society for advancement of fission energy, solar array flight experiment5) Шутливое выражение: Smurf Amplifier Finding Executive6) Религия: Safety Awareness Faith Empowerment, Sharing Adventure, Fellowship, And Experience, Spiritual Ambassadors For Everyone7) Юридический термин: Safe And Friendly Environment, Scream Avoid Fight Escape, Seniors Against Fraud And Exploitation, Setting Addicts Free Eternally, Sexual Abuse For Everyone, Sexual Assault Forensic Examination, Sexual Assault Free Environment, Substance And Alcohol Free Environments, Support Abatement Forfeiture Enforcement8) Бухгалтерия: Secure Automated Financial Exchange9) Биржевой термин: Synthetic Agreement for Foreign Exchange10) Кино: Secure Approved Family Environment11) Сокращение: Security And Freedom through Encryption, Soil Airfield Fighter Environment, Stand-Alone Fax Encryptor, survivability, assured destruction, flexibility and essential equivalence12) Университет: Student Action For The Earth, Student Alliance For Equality, Student Association For Freedom Of Expression, Student Association Funded Escort, Students Are For Education13) Школьное выражение: Safe, Active, and Family Environment14) Вычислительная техника: Security And Freedom through Encryption (law, USA, Verschluesselung)15) Космонавтика: San Andreas Fault Experiment16) Банковское дело: System to Avoid Fraud Effectively17) Фирменный знак: Sustainable Agriculture Food Enterprises18) Деловая лексика: Safety Advancement For Employees, Simple Appropriate Functional And Economical, Staff Against Falls Everywhere19) Образование: Safety Awareness For Everyone, Schools Against Fearful Environments, Seek And Find Encouragement, Skills And Assets For Excellence, Southwest Association Of Future Educators, Student Action For Equality, Student Awareness Of Fire Education, Substance Abuse Free Environment, Successful Alternatives For Education, Supporting A Friendly Environment, Survivors And Allies For Education20) Сетевые технологии: secure access facility for enterprise, средства доступа к защищённым данным в сети масштаба предприятия22) Безопасность: Secure And Fast Encryption23) Нефть и газ: Slapper Actuated Firing Equipment (Schlumberger)24) Программное обеспечение: Simple Algorithm For Fragmentation Elimination
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San Andreas fault — /san an dray euhs/, Geol. an active strike slip fault in W United States, extending from San Francisco to S California and forming the on land portion of the western margin of the North American Plate. [after San Andreas Lake, located in the rift … Universalium
San Andreas Fault — [sæn ændreɪs fɔːlt, englisch], San Andreas Störung, tektonische Verwerfungszone in Kalifornien, erstreckt sich vom Nordende des Golfs von Kalifornien in Nordwestrichtung durch das Imperial Valley, durch die Coloradowüste östlich von Los Angeles … Universal-Lexikon
San Andreas fault — ☆ San Andreas fault [san an drā′əs ] [after San Andreas valley, through which the fault runs: orig. Sp, San Andrés, St. Andrew] active fault in the earth s crust extending northwest from S California for about 600 miles (966 km) … English World dictionary
San Andreas fault — San An|dre|as fault the San Andreas fault a crack in the Earth s surface which goes from the north to the south of California in the western US. The large areas of rock on either side of this crack are slowly moving in different directions, and… … Dictionary of contemporary English
San Andreas Fault — The San Andreas Fault is a geologic transform fault that runs a length of roughly 800 miles (1,300 km) through California in the United States. The fault s motion is right lateral strike slip (horizontal motion). It forms the tectonic boundary… … Wikipedia
San Andreas Fault — noun a major geological fault in California; runs from San Diego to San Francisco; the source of serious earthquakes • Instance Hypernyms: ↑fault, ↑faulting, ↑geological fault, ↑shift, ↑fracture, ↑break • Part Holonyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
San Andreas fault — noun One of the geographical faults running through San Andreas, California. The southern California portion of the coastline is a major transform fault, commonly known as the San Andreas Fault … Wiktionary
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San Andreas fault — San′ An•dre′as fault′ [[t]ˈsæn ænˈdreɪ əs[/t]] n. gel an active geological fault in the western U.S., extending from San Francisco to S California • Etymology: after San Andreas Lake, located in the rift, in San Mateo County … From formal English to slang
San Andreas Fault Observatory at Depth — The San Andreas Fault Observatory at Depth (SAFOD) is one of three components of the Earthscope Project, funded by the National Science Foundation in conjunction with the USGS and NASA. The SAFOD site is located just north of the town of… … Wikipedia
San Andreas Fault — /sæn ænˈdreɪəs/ (say san an drayuhs) noun a major fracture in the earth s crust running through western California; site of many tremors and earthquakes, including the San Francisco earthquake in 1906. About 960 km long …