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LATERAL SLIP FAULT [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-08-10
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- strike-slip fault
1, record 1, English, strike%2Dslip%20fault
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- strike slip fault 2, record 1, English, strike%20slip%20fault
correct
- transcurrent fault 3, record 1, English, transcurrent%20fault
correct
- lateral fault 4, record 1, English, lateral%20fault
correct
- lateral-slip fault 5, record 1, English, lateral%2Dslip%20fault
- strike-shift fault 6, record 1, English, strike%2Dshift%20fault
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A fault in which the relative displacement occurs horizontally along the fault plane separating adjacent blocks of rock. 7, record 1, English, - strike%2Dslip%20fault
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Strike-slip faults involve motion [that] is parallel to the strike of the fault frequently described as "side-by-side" motion. Strike-slip faults are further described as "right-lateral" (dextral) or "left-lateral" (sinistral) depending if the block opposite the viewer moved to the right or left respectively. 8, record 1, English, - strike%2Dslip%20fault
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
strike-slip fault; transcurrent fault; lateral fault: terms used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 9, record 1, English, - strike%2Dslip%20fault
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Strike-slip fault system. 2, record 1, English, - strike%2Dslip%20fault
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 PHR
Transcurrent fault system. 2, record 1, English, - strike%2Dslip%20fault
Record 1, Key term(s)
- lateral slip fault
- strike shift fault
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- décrochement
1, record 1, French, d%C3%A9crochement
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- faille décrochante 2, record 1, French, faille%20d%C3%A9crochante
correct, feminine noun
- faille coulissante 3, record 1, French, faille%20coulissante
correct, feminine noun
- faille de décrochement 4, record 1, French, faille%20de%20d%C3%A9crochement
correct, feminine noun
- faille latérale 5, record 1, French, faille%20lat%C3%A9rale
correct, feminine noun
- faille de coulissage 6, record 1, French, faille%20de%20coulissage
correct, feminine noun
- faille à décrochement horizontal 5, record 1, French, faille%20%C3%A0%20d%C3%A9crochement%20horizontal
correct, feminine noun
- faille de coulissement 7, record 1, French, faille%20de%20coulissement
correct, feminine noun
- faille à rejet horizontal 8, record 1, French, faille%20%C3%A0%20rejet%20horizontal
correct, feminine noun
- faille à rejet directionnel 9, record 1, French, faille%20%C3%A0%20rejet%20directionnel
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Faille le long de laquelle le déplacement relatif s’effectue horizontalement le long du plan de faille séparant des blocs de roche adjacents. 10, record 1, French, - d%C3%A9crochement
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les failles de décrochement [...] correspondent à des cisaillements en régime coulissant pour lesquelles le rejet est longitudinal et parallèle à la direction du cisaillement. 11, record 1, French, - d%C3%A9crochement
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Une faille de décrochement est dite dextre ou sénestre. Elle est dextre si, en regardant vers la trace de faille, l’horizon repère du compartiment opposé semble s’être déplacé vers la droite. Elle est sénestre si ce meme horizon repère semble s’être déplacé vers la gauche. 11, record 1, French, - d%C3%A9crochement
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
faille coulissante; faille de coulissage; faille de coulissement; faille à décrochement horizontal; faille de décrochement; faille à rejet horizontal; faille à rejet directionnel; faille latérale : termes en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 12, record 1, French, - d%C3%A9crochement
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Système, zone de failles de coulissage. 13, record 1, French, - d%C3%A9crochement
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Geomorfología y geomorfogénesis
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- falla de desenganche
1, record 1, Spanish, falla%20de%20desenganche
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- falla de desgarre 1, record 1, Spanish, falla%20de%20desgarre
correct, feminine noun
- falla de desplazamiento horizontal 1, record 1, Spanish, falla%20de%20desplazamiento%20horizontal
correct, feminine noun
- falla transcurrente 1, record 1, Spanish, falla%20transcurrente
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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