faulting

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

faulting
    n 1: (geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the
         displacement of one side with respect to the other; "they
         built it right over a geological fault"; "he studied the
         faulting of the earth's crust" [syn: {fault}, {faulting},
         {geological fault}, {shift}, {fracture}, {break}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Fault \Fault\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Faulted}; p. pr. & vb. n.
   {Faulting}.]
   1. To charge with a fault; to accuse; to find fault with; to
      blame. [Obs.]
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            For that I will not fault thee.       --Old Song.
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   2. (Geol.) To interrupt the continuity of (rock strata) by
      displacement along a plane of fracture; -- chiefly used in
      the p. p.; as, the coal beds are badly faulted.
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from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Faulting \Fault"ing\, n. (Geol.)
   The state or condition of being faulted; the process by which
   a fault is produced.
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