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41fault — ALASKA VOLCANO OBSERVATORY GLOSSARY A crack or fracture in the earth s surface. Movement along the fault can cause earthquakes or in the process of mountain building can release underlying magma and permit it to rise to the surface. USGS PHOTO… …
42fault — [fɔ:lt, fɒlt] noun 1》 an unattractive or unsatisfactory feature; a defect or mistake. ↘(in tennis and similar games) a service of the ball not in accordance with the rules. 2》 responsibility for an accident or misfortune. 3》 Geology an… …
43fault — 1. noun 1) he has his faults Syn: defect, failing, imperfection, flaw, blemish, shortcoming, weakness, vice 2) engineers have located the fault Syn: defect, flaw, imperfection …
44Fault — Einordnung eines Faults in verschiedene Ausnahmesituationen Als Fault (engl.: Fehler) bezeichnet man eine spezielle Art von Ausnahmesituation beim Ablauf von Computerprogrammen. Faults gehören zu den sogenannten prozessorinternen… …
45fault — 1. A fracture in the earth’s crust, across which relative rock movement has taken place, or continues to take place. Fault planes commonly guide vertical or sub vertical shafts in caves, as well as guiding sub horizontal or oblique passages… …
46fault — n 1. defect, flaw, imperfection, Sl. bug; blemish, taint, spot, stain; frailty, weakness, infirmity, foible, shortcoming, failing. 2. error, mistake, inaccuracy; omission, oversight, slip up, slip, lapse; blunder, botch, fumble, foozle, Sl. boo… …
47fault — See: AT FAULT, FIND FAULT, TO A FAULT …
48fault — See: AT FAULT, FIND FAULT, TO A FAULT …
49fault — Synonyms and related words: aberrancy, aberration, abysm, abyss, accountability, accountable, accuse, answerability, answerable, arroyo, at fault, atrocity, bad habit, besetting sin, birthmark, blackhead, blame, blameworthy, bleb, blemish,… …
50fault — See: at fault, find fault, to a fault …
