"left lateral" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Forms: more left lateral [comparative], most left lateral [superlative]
Rhymes: -ætəɹəl Head templates: {{en-adj}} 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. Related terms: sinistral, right lateral
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