Movement (geology) - movement

Japanese: 移動(地学) - いどう
Movement (geology) - movement

…The direction of the intersection of the fault plane and the horizontal plane is called the strike of the fault, and the angle between the fault plane and the horizontal plane is called the dip of the fault. The distance that both sides move along the fault plane is called the displacement or movement. The distance between two adjacent points on either side of the fault plane after the fault movement is called the actual movement, and the component of the actual movement in the strike direction is called the strike movement, and the component in the dip direction is called the dip movement. …

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "movement (geology)" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…断層面と水平面の交線の方向を断層の走向といい,断層面と水平面のなす角度を断層の傾斜という。また断層面に沿って両側が移動した距離を変位量または移動という。断層面をはさんで隣りあっていた2点間の断層運動後の距離を実移動といい,実移動の走向方向の成分を走向移動,傾斜方向の成分を傾斜移動という。…

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