faulting
Pointing the finger
Faulting is the act of finding fault or assigning blame: She kept faulting him for the divorce.
In geology, faulting refers to the process by which rock formations fracture and shift along fault lines: The earthquake resulted from faulting along the San Andreas.
The geological sense dominates in technical contexts.
Study of crustal deformation
- fractureSplit in hard material
- fissureNarrow crack in rock
- ruptureViolent tearing apart
- thrustForceful forward motion
slip · strike-slip · normal · reverse · transform · rift · graben · horst
Seismic ground movement
- tremorInvoluntary rhythmic shaking
- aftershockSmaller quake following larger
- epicenterPoint above seismic origin
- magnitudeSize or scale
seismograph · seismology · seismicity · foreshock · P-wave · S-wave · seismometer · hypocenter
Claim someone did wrong
- culpabilityDeserving blame for wrongdoing
- guiltMoral self-reproach
- responsibilityState of being answerable
- finger-pointingAssigning blame openly
scapegoating · criticism · condemnation · reproach · censure · judgment · disapproval · recrimination
State of being answerable
- liabilityLegal or financial obligation
- answerabilityObligation to explain oneself
- obligationRequired task or commitment
- culpabilityDeserving blame for wrongdoing
ownership · reckoning · consequence · amends · penalty · redress · reparation · duty
Breaking without separating completely
- ruttingMating season behavior
- potholesPavement depressions from wear
- ravelingSeparating fiber strand
- depressionsSunken areas or downturns
corrugations · distress · spalling · subsidence · heaving · settlement
tectonics
Study of crustal deformation
thrust · slip · strike-slip · normal · reverse · transform · rift · graben · horst · scarp
earthquake
Seismic ground movement
- tremorInvoluntary rhythmic shaking
- aftershockSmaller quake following larger
- epicenterPoint above seismic origin
magnitude · seismograph · seismology · seismicity · foreshock · P-wave · S-wave · seismometer · hypocenter · tsunami
accusation
Claim someone did wrong
- culpabilityDeserving blame for wrongdoing
- guiltMoral self-reproach
- responsibilityState of being answerable
finger-pointing · scapegoating · criticism · condemnation · reproach · censure · judgment · disapproval · recrimination · incrimination
responsibility
State of being answerable
- liabilityLegal or financial obligation
- answerabilityObligation to explain oneself
- obligationRequired task or commitment
culpability · ownership · reckoning · consequence · amends · penalty · redress · reparation · duty · integrity
cracking
Breaking without separating completely
depressions · corrugations · distress · spalling · subsidence · heaving · settlement
- Earth processesplate tectonics, erosion, weathering, volcanism, sedimentation
- seismologyearthquake, earthquakes, seismograph, seismicity, seismometer
- geohazardslandslides, rockslide, mudslide, mudflow, subsidence
- geological processesweathering, erosion, sedimentation, metamorphism, crystallization
- handballhandball, team handball, throw off, goal, throw in
- land changeslandslides, earthquake, erosion, landslide, earthquakes
faultingpraising
Voicing admiration
commending · applauding · lauding · complimenting · extolling
faultingcrediting
Assigning recognition to someone
thanking · acknowledging · recognizing · exonerating · absolving