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- DictionaryTrans·form fault/tran(t)sˈfôrm fôlt/
noun
- 1. a strike-slip fault occurring at the boundary between two plates of the earth's crust.
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- Transform fault
Plate boundary where the motion is predominantly horizontal
A transform fault or transform boundary, is a fault along a plate boundary where the motion is predominantly horizontal. It ends abruptly where it connects to another plate boundary, either another transform, a spreading ridge, or a subduction zone. A transform fault is a special case of a strike-slip fault that also forms a plate boundary. Most such faults are found in oceanic crust, where they a... Wikipedia
