Usually means: Surface where geological faults occur.
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  1. fault plane: Merriam-Webster
  2. fault plane: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  3. fault plane: Collins English Dictionary
  4. fault-plane: Wordnik
  5. fault plane: Wiktionary
  6. fault plane: Dictionary.com
  7. Fault plane: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  8. fault plane: FreeDictionary.org
  9. fault plane: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. fault plane: Encyclopedia

Science (1 matching dictionary)
  1. Earthquake Image Glossary (No longer online)

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  1. CAVE AND KARST TERMINOLOGY (No longer online)

Definitions from Wiktionary (fault plane)

noun:  (geology) The plane, or surface formed between the two rock blocks that slip one with the other during an earthquake. The edge of the fault plane can often be seen on the land as a fault line.

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