- the angle made to the vertical by the plane of a fault or vein
- (intransitive) obsolete (of faults or veins) to incline from the vertical
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hade
(hād),USA pronunciation n., v., had•ed, had•ing.
n.
v.i.
n.
- Geologythe angle between a fault plane and the vertical, measured perpendicular to the strike of the fault;
complement of the dip. - Miningthe inclination of a vein or seam from the vertical.
v.i.
- Mining(of a fault, vein, or seam) to incline from a vertical position.
- origin, originally uncertain 1675–85
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hade /heɪd/ n
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