An elongated block of the Earth's crust that has dropped relative to the surrounding blocks, (Geology) (1) A depressed tract bounded on at least two sides by faults and generally of considerable length as compared to its width (2) A rather steeply sided valley formed when faulting caused a block-shaped area to drop relative to the surrounding terrain Lake Tahoe, situated on the border between the states of California and Nevada, occupies a graben ADVANCE \x 540, "Literally a grave, but used as a technical term by geologists to indicate a depression between parallel fault lines " (p 430), A block that is downthrown between two faults to form a depression, <))), an elongated block of the Earths crust that has dropped relative to the surrounding blocks, A downthrown, linear, crustal block, bordered lengthways by normal faults The upstanding blocks on either side may have been lowered by erosion It is a structural feature, which may be of considerable length, caused by the relative lowering of a block between two faults or fault zones The faults are commonly high-angle, normal faults which are parallel in their strike direction Half-graben are bounded on only one side by one or more faults and are associated mainly with tilt-block tectonics Graben with a regional extent and topographic expression can also be called rift valleys Compare Horst, a down-faulted block of rock, (Grah-bin) n an elongate, flat or nearly flat valley between normal faults; down dropped blocks forming valleys in an area of extensional stress, An elongate part of the Earth's crust bounded by faults on its long sides and relatively down-dropped compared to its surroundings, An elongate crustal block that is relatively depressed (downdropped) between two fault systems, An elongate, relatively depressed crustal unit or block that is bounded by faults on its long sides, a down-dropped block of the earth's crust resulting from extension, or pulling, of the crust See also horst, A block of rock that lies between two faults and has moved downward to form a depression between the two adjacent fault blocks See also horst, a sunken area between two roughly parallel faults The faults converge toward one another below the surface, so that they look like the letter "V" in cross section Graben are the result of tension in the crust, An area between two parallel faults that is lower than that on the other side of the faults, An elongated, relatively depressed crustal unit or block that is bounded by faults on its sides,
5
An elongated block of the Earth's crust that has dropped relative to the surrounding blocks
ts
6
(Geology) (1) A depressed tract bounded on at least two sides by faults and generally of considerable length as compared to its width (2) A rather steeply sided valley formed when faulting caused a block-shaped area to drop relative to the surrounding terrain Lake Tahoe, situated on the border between the states of California and Nevada, occupies a graben ADVANCE \x 540
ts
7
"Literally a grave, but used as a technical term by geologists to indicate a depression between parallel fault lines " (p 430)
ts
8
A block that is downthrown between two faults to form a depression
ts
9
<)))
ts
10
an elongated block of the Earths crust that has dropped relative to the surrounding blocks
ts
11
A downthrown, linear, crustal block, bordered lengthways by normal faults The upstanding blocks on either side may have been lowered by erosion It is a structural feature, which may be of considerable length, caused by the relative lowering of a block between two faults or fault zones The faults are commonly high-angle, normal faults which are parallel in their strike direction Half-graben are bounded on only one side by one or more faults and are associated mainly with tilt-block tectonics Graben with a regional extent and topographic expression can also be called rift valleys Compare Horst
ts
12
a down-faulted block of rock
ts
13
(Grah-bin) n an elongate, flat or nearly flat valley between normal faults; down dropped blocks forming valleys in an area of extensional stress
ts
14
An elongate part of the Earth's crust bounded by faults on its long sides and relatively down-dropped compared to its surroundings
ts
15
An elongate crustal block that is relatively depressed (downdropped) between two fault systems
ts
16
An elongate, relatively depressed crustal unit or block that is bounded by faults on its long sides
ts
17
a down-dropped block of the earth's crust resulting from extension, or pulling, of the crust See also horst
ts
18
A block of rock that lies between two faults and has moved downward to form a depression between the two adjacent fault blocks See also horst
ts
19
a sunken area between two roughly parallel faults The faults converge toward one another below the surface, so that they look like the letter "V" in cross section Graben are the result of tension in the crust
ts
20
An area between two parallel faults that is lower than that on the other side of the faults
ts
21
An elongated, relatively depressed crustal unit or block that is bounded by faults on its sides
Some etymologies, pronunciations, function and usage date content for the English translation portion are from Merriam-Webster Online at www.Merriam-Webster.com. Thanks to Online Yunanca Dil Eğitimi for providing some parts of online greek dictionary. To contribute more resources please contact us. Visuals(images) are provided by Google Image Search API. Some parts of the dictionary is contributed by many users, thank you! The content on this site is for informational purposes only. Bu aramada graben kelimesinin sözlük anlamı ve eşanlamı nedir, nasıl okunur hakkında bilgi verilmektedir. graben kelimesinin etimolojik ve eşanlamları ile ilgili açıklamalar ve bilgiler eksiksiz ve hatasız olarak anılmamalıdır. Burada yer alan graben kelimesi ile ilgili tüm açıklamalar bilgi amaçlıdır. Eksik ve hatalı çevirileri lütfen bildiriniz.
