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fault - (geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other; "they built it right over a geological fault"; "he studied the faulting of the earth's crust" |
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faulting,
shift,
fracture,
break |
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cleft,
crack,
crevice,
fissure,
scissure a split or indentation in something (as the palate or chin)
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geology a science that deals with the history of the earth as recorded in rocks
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fault line (geology) line determined by the intersection of a geological fault and the earth's surface
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inclined fault a geological fault in which one side is above the other
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strike-slip fault a geological fault in which one of the adjacent surfaces appears to have moved horizontally
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fault - (sports) a serve that is illegal (e.g., that lands outside the prescribed area); "he served too many double faults" |
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serve,
service (sports) a stroke that puts the ball in play; "his powerful serves won the game"
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lawn tennis,
tennis a game played with rackets by two or four players who hit a ball back and forth over a net that divides the court
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badminton a game played on a court with light long-handled rackets used to volley a shuttlecock over a net
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squash,
squash rackets,
squash racquets a game played in an enclosed court by two or four players who strike the ball with long-handled rackets
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double fault (tennis) two successive faults in serving resulting in the loss of the point
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footfault a fault that occurs when the server in tennis fails to keep both feet behind the baseline
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fault - responsibility for a bad situation or event; "it was John's fault" |
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responsibility,
responsibleness a form of trustworthiness; the trait of being answerable to someone for something or being responsible for one's conduct; "he holds a position of great responsibility"
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fault - (electronics) equipment failure attributable to some defect in a circuit (loose connection or insulation failure or short circuit etc.); "it took much longer to find the fault than to fix it" |
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breakdown,
equipment failure an analysis into mutually exclusive categories
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electronics the branch of physics that deals with the emission and effects of electrons and with the use of electronic devices
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