Forefault

/ˈfɔːrfɔːlt/ noun

Definition

A geological fault or fracture in rock that is located at the front or foremost position of a fault system.

Etymology

From 'fore-' (front) + 'fault' (geological term from Old French 'faut'). This is technical geology terminology for describing fault relationships.

Kelly Says

Geologists studying fault lines found that 'forefaults' often rupture first and actually relieve stress that prevents the main fault from moving—sometimes the minor players protect us from the major catastrophe.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
እግዚአብሔር እንደ አንድ ሰው
ig-zi-ab-he-er en-de an-id se-w
ARالعربية
خطأ سابق
kha-ta sa-biq
BNবাংলা
পূর্বের ভুল
poor-berer bhol
CACatalà
error anterior
er-ror an-tee-ree-or
CSČeština
předchozí chyba
pre-d-cho-zee chy-ba
DADansk
tidigere fejl
ti-d-ge-re fey-l
DEDeutsch
früherer Fehler
froo-her-er fey-ler
ELΕλληνικά
προηγούμενος σφάλμα
pro-ee-goo-menos s-fal-ma
ESEspañol
culpa previa
kool-pa pre-vee-ah
FAفارسی
خطای پیشین
kha-taye she-shin
FISuomi
aiemmin tehty virhe
ay-em-min teh-ty vir-he
FRFrançais
défaut antérieur
deh-foh an-tee-ree-er
GUGU
પૂર્વનો ભૂલ
poor-vo no bhool
HAHA
karya
ka-rya
HEעברית
שגיאה קודמת
sha-giah ko-d-met
HIहिन्दी
पूर्व की गलती
poorv kee gal-tee
HUMagyar
korábbi hiba
kor-ah-vee hiba
IDBahasa Indonesia
kesalahan sebelumnya
ke-sa-la-han se-belum-nya
IGIG
ihe nne
i-he nne
ITItaliano
errore precedente
er-ro-re pre-ce-den-te
JA日本語
過去の過失(かこ の かしつ)
ka-ko no ka-shi-tsu
KKKK
алдындағы қате
al-dy-nda-gy ka-te
KMKM
កំហុសមុន
kam-h-os mu-on
KO한국어
과거의 잘못 (gago-ui jal-mot)
gwa-go-ui jal-mot
MRMR
पूर्वी चुकी
poor-vee choo-kee
MSBahasa Melayu
kesalahan sebelumnya
ke-sa-la-han se-belum-nya
MYမြန်မာ
အကုန် ပြောင်း
ah-ku-ng pyang
NLNederlands
vorige fout
vo-ri-ge foht
NONorsk
forrige feil
for-rige fey-l
PAPA
ਪਿਛਲੇ ਗਲਤ
pich-hle gal-t
PLPolski
poprzedni błąd
po-pre-d-ni b-u-ad
PTPortuguês
falha anterior
fa-lha an-tee-ree-or
RORomână
eroare anterioară
e-ro-are an-teh-ree-or-ah
RUРусский
предыдущая ошибка
pre-dee-koo-shee-ya oshi-bka
SVSvenska
tidigare fel
ti-d-ga-re fel
SWKiswahili
kosa ya awali
ko-sa ya a-wa-li
TAதமிழ்
முந்தைய தவறு
mun-thaiy tavaru
TEతెలుగు
గతపు తప్ప
ga-tu-pu tap-pa
THไทย
ความผิดพลาดก่อนหน้า
kwan-muht-phaht-kohn-nah
TLTL
nakaraan na pagkakamali
na-ka-ra-an na ka-ka-ka-ma-li
TRTürkçe
önceden gelen hatanın
on-ced-en ge-len ha-ta-nin
UKУкраїнська
попередня помилка
po-pre-d-nya po-mi-lka
URاردو
پہلے کا خطا
peh-lay ka kha-ta
VITiếng Việt
lỗi trước đây
loi truoc day
YOYO
àwọn ìṣẹ̀
ah-won ee-she
ZH中文
先前的过失(xiānqián de guòshī)
xian-qian de gwo-shi
ZUZU
umqondo omuhle
oom-kondo o-muh-le

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