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Definition of Downthrow
1. n. The sudden drop or depression of the strata of rocks on one side of a fault. See Throw,
Definition of Downthrow
1. Noun. (geology) A depression of the strata on one side of a fault ¹
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Definition of Downthrow
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Medical Definition of Downthrow
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Downthrow
Literary usage of Downthrow
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Earth Sculpture; Or, The Origin of Land-forms by James Geikie (1898)
"NORMAL FAULT, WITH HIGH GROUND ON downthrow SIDE. the same level. ... 61 the hard
rock a forms an eminence, although it is on the downthrow side of the ..."
2. Structural and Field Geology for Students of Pure and Applied Science by James Geikie (1905)
"EFFECT PRODUCED ON OUTCROPS BY STRIKE-FAULT, WITH downthrow AGAINST THE DIP, FIG.
42.—EFFECT PRODUCED ON OUTCROPS BY STRIKE-FAULT WITH A DIMINISHING DOWN- ..."
3. The Craven and North-west Yorkshire Highlands by Harry Speight (1892)
"... Fault—Their several directions explained—Immensity of the downthrow—Analysis
of the Ingleton Faults—The age of the Craven Fault—Igneous Dykes—Effects of ..."
4. Summary of Progress of the Geological Survey of Great Britain and the Museum by Geological Survey of Great Britain (1903)
"The Hendre Fault, which runs from the alluvium of the Loughor at Erw-wastad-fach,
is a downthrow west, and displaces the crop of the cockshot band at ..."
5. Proceedings of the Liverpool Geological Society by Liverpool Geological Society (1900)
"Hade W. downthrow SO feet. This Fault is just west of Russell Street, under the
yards ... Hade If. downthrow 50 feet. This Fault is a little to the west of ..."
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