- underthrust
- transitive verb (-thrust; -thrusting) Date: 1893 to insert (a faulted rock mass) into position under a passive rock mass
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underthrust — I. | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ transitive verb Etymology: under (I) + thrust 1. : to thrust underneath or out from underneath sulky underthrust lower lip 2. : to insert or move (a rock mass) into position by underthrust faulting II … Useful english dictionary
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un|der|thrust — «UHN duhr THRUHST», noun, adjective. –n. Geology. 1. the forcing by compression of one rock mass under another, so as to produce a fault or fold. 2. the condition caused by such a forcing. –adj. of or having to do with an underthrust: »an… … Useful english dictionary
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