Synonyms for downthrow

Grammar : Noun

Spell : doun-throh

Phonetic Transcription : ˈdaʊnˌθroʊ

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Définition of downthrow

As in licking : noun defeat
As in thrashing : noun defeat
As in vanquishment : noun defeat
As in defeat : noun overthrow, beating

Example sentences :

Under what circumstances should we term a fault a downthrow?
Extract from : « Geology » by James Geikie

The higher side is called the heaved or upthrow side; the opposite side the thrown or downthrow side.
Extract from : « The Wonder Book of Volcanoes and Earthquakes » by Edwin J. Houston

The downthrow was not the work of one single act of disturbance—it went on for ages.
Extract from : « Australian Pictures » by Howard Willoughby

Dikes and faults are denominated upthrow or downthrow, according to the position they are met with in working the mine.
Extract from : « A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines » by Andrew Ure

Normal faults, of which Figure 184 is an example, hade to the downthrow; the hanging wall has gone down.
Extract from : « The Elements of Geology » by William Harmon Norton

A thrust fault with a hade of 30°, showing cliffs due to harder strata outcropping on the downthrow.
Extract from : « The Elements of Geology » by William Harmon Norton

Normal faults are exemplified in figs. 1, 2, and 6; in the latter the masses A and B are on the downthrow sides, C is upthrown.
Extract from : « Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 2 » by Various

A dislocation is spoken of as a downthrow or an upcast, according to the direction in which it is approached.
Extract from : « Geology » by James Geikie

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