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transform fault

noun
trans·​form fault | \ ˈtran(t)s-ˌfȯrm- How to pronounce transform fault (audio) \

Definition of transform fault

: a strike-slip fault that occurs typically between segments of a mid-ocean ridge or other tectonic-plate boundary and that is characterized by shallow high-magnitude earthquakes

First Known Use of transform fault

1965, in the meaning defined above

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