逆断层

Traditional form:

逆斷層

Pinyin (reading):

nìduàncéng

Definitions:

• reverse fault (geology)
• compression fault, where one block pushes over the other at dip of less than 45 degrees

Characters:

• 逆 - to disobey, to rebel; traitor, rebel
• 断 - to sever, to cut off, to interrupt
• 层 - layer, floor, story, stratum

Traditional characters:

• 逆 - to disobey, to rebel; traitor, rebel
• 斷 - to sever, to cut off, to interrupt
• 層 - layer, floor, story, stratum