left lateral

English

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -ætəɹəl

Adjective

left lateral (comparative more left lateral, superlative most left lateral)

  1. (geology) Of a strike-slip fault, a block on the far side moving to the left when viewed from either side of the fault.

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