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Horst vs Upfault - What's the difference?

horst | upfault |

In geology terms the difference between horst and upfault

is that horst is an area of the earth's surface which is raised relative to surrounding land while upfault is to form a fault that is raised relative to the surrounding land.

As a verb upfault is

to form a fault that is raised relative to the surrounding land.

horst

English

Noun

(wikipedia horst) (en noun)
  • (geology) an area of the earth's surface which is raised relative to surrounding land
  • * 1968 , , page 83:
    • Your body is a horst and mine a graben, because horst is the opposite of graben.

    Antonyms

    * graben

    Anagrams

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    upfault

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (geology) A horst (area raised relative to surrounding land).

    • Verb

    (en verb)
  • (geology) To form a fault that is raised relative to the surrounding land.