| 逆断层 |
nì duàn céng |
reverse fault (geology) / compression fault, where one block pushes over the other at dip of less than 45 degrees |
| 逆 |
nì |
contrary / opposite / backwards / to go against / to oppose / to betray / to rebel |
| 断 |
duàn |
to break / to snap / to cut off / to give up or abstain from sth / to judge / (usu. used in the negative) absolutely / definitely / decidedly |
| 断层 |
duàn céng |
fault (geology) (CL:道) / (fig.) gap; rupture (in the transmission of some skill) / (tomography) cross-sectional |
| 层 |
céng |
to pile on top of one another / layer; stratum / floor (of a building); story / (math.) sheaf / classifier for layers |