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• fault — n [Anglo French faute lack, failing, ultimately from Latin fallere to deceive, disappoint] 1: a usu. intentional act forbidden by law; also: a usu. intentional omission to do something (as to exercise due care) required by law see also negligence …   Law dictionary

• rift — rift1 [rift] n. [ME < Dan, fissure < rive, to tear < ON rifa: see RIVE] 1. an opening caused by or as if by splitting; cleft; fissure 2. an open break in a previously friendly relationship 3. Geol. a large fault along which movement was… …   English World dictionary

• Fault-block mountain — Fault block or fault mountains are produced when normal ( near vertical ) faults fracture a section of continental crust. Vertical motion of the resulting blocks, sometimes accompanied by tilting, can then lead to high escarpments. These… …   Wikipedia

• rift — [n1] break, crack breach, chink, cleavage, cleft, cranny, crevice, fault, fissure, flaw, fracture, gap, hiatus, interruption, interval, opening, parting, rent, rima, rime, space, split; concept 513 Ant. closing, closure rift [n2] difference of… …   New thesaurus

• fault line — n. 1. Geol. the line formed along the surface of the ground by a fault 2. any division or rift, as based on philosophical, religious, or ethnic differences, that is perceived as leading inevitably to violent confrontation …   English World dictionary

• rift — I (disagreement) noun argument, break, clash, contention, controversy, difference, disceptation, dispute, estrangement, fight, misunderstanding, parting, split, variance II (gap) noun aperture, breach, break, chasm, chink, cleft, crack, cranny,… …   Law dictionary

• Rift valley — A rift valley is a linear shaped lowland between highlands or mountain ranges created by the action of a geologic rift or fault. This action is manifest as crustal extension, a spreading apart of the surface which is subsequently further deepened …   Wikipedia

• fault — /fawlt/, n. 1. a defect or imperfection; flaw; failing: a fault in the brakes; a fault in one s character. 2. responsibility for failure or a wrongful act: It is my fault that we have not finished. 3. an error or mistake: a fault in addition. 4.… …   Universalium

• Fault scarp — A fault scarp is the topographic expression of faulting attributed to the displacement of the land surface by movement along the fault. It can be caused by differential erosion along an old inactive geologic fault (a sort of old rupture) with… …   Wikipedia

• rift — riftless, adj. /rift/, n. 1. an opening made by splitting, cleaving, etc.; fissure; cleft; chink. 2. an open space, as in a forest or cloud mass, or a clear interval. 3. a break in friendly relations: a rift between two people; a rift between two …   Universalium

• Rift lake — A rift lake is a lake formed as a result of subsidence related to movement on faults within a rift zone, an area of extensional tectonics in the continental crust. They are often found within rift valleys and may be very deep. Rift lakes may be… …   Wikipedia