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Hanging wall plane definition.
The overlying block of a fault having an inclined fault plane.
An imaginary flat surface that divides the body into sections see accompanying figure.
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The fault strike is the direction of the line of intersection between the fault plane and earth s surface.
A superficial incision in the wall of a.
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A specified level as the plane of anesthesia.
See also planing and plastic surgery.
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Geological science the rocks on the upper side of an inclined fault plane or mineral vein.
A flat surface determined by the position of three points in space.
The block below is called the footwall.
Fault plane is called the hanging wall or headwall.
To rub away or abrade.
The dip of a fault plane is its angle of inclination measured from the horizontal.