WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
fault′ plane′, [Geol.]
  1. GeologySee under fault (def. 6).
  • 1885–90

'fault plane' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
earthquake - overthrust - slip - thrust fault - underthrust - upthrow - fault - fault breccia - footwall - hade - hanging wall - nappe - reverse fault - slickenside

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