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footwall

/ˈfʊt.wɔːl/

Traduction: Nom désignant le bloc de roches situé sous un plan de faille incliné, par opposition au toit.

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noun

/ˈfʊt.wɔːl/C2formaltechnical
  • frNom désignant le bloc de roches situé sous un plan de faille incliné, par opposition au toit.

A noun referring to the mass of rock that lies beneath an inclined fault plane.

  1. Lower fault blockC2formalscientific

    The mass of rock that lies beneath an inclined fault plane in geology.

    frMural inférieur d'une faille

    • The footwall remained stable while the hanging wall shifted.
    • Geologists mapped the footwall to understand the fault's movement.
    • Mineral deposits often accumulate along the footwall of a fault.
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