断层作用，故障；

1. 垂直错：faucet 水龙头 | faulting 垂直错 | faulty concrete 劣质混凝土

2. 断层(作用断裂(作用)：断层线崖 fault-line scarp | 断层(作用断裂(作用) faulting | 动物群;动物区系 fauna

3. 断层作用;断裂：faultingstress断裂应力 | faulting断层作用;断裂 | faultycomponent有毛病的组件

4. 断层(作用)：faulting 断层错动 | faulting 断层作用 | faultlessflawlessimpeccantirreproachablespotlessunblemished 无缺点的

1. (geology) a crack in the earth''s crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other

    e.g. they built it right over a geological fault
           he studied the faulting of the earth''s crust

    Synonym: faultgeological faultshiftfracturebreak