"fault line" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: fault lines [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} fault line (plural fault lines)
  1. (geology) The line formed by the intersection of the plane of a fault with the surface of the Earth Categories (topical): Geology Synonyms: faultline, fault-line Translations (geology: intersection): خط الصدع [masculine] (Arabic), siirroslinja (Finnish), siirros (Finnish), ligne de faille [feminine] (French), törésvonal (Hungarian), éasclíne [feminine] (Irish), linea di faglia [feminine] (Italian), ripa hapa (Maori), fay hattı (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-fault_line-en-noun-yb~~6qod Topics: geography, geology, natural-sciences Disambiguation of 'geology: intersection': 91 9
  2. (by extension) A minor split (in public opinion etc.) that may develop into something larger. Tags: broadly
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Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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