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词汇 horst
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Definition of horst in English:

horst

noun hɔːsthôrst
Geology
  • A raised elongated block of the earth's crust lying between two faults.

    〔地质〕地垒

    Example sentencesExamples
    • A thinner series of these rocks occurs on top of horsts of Jurassic rocks.
    • The main effect of the orogeny in southeastern Utah was to uplift the Uncompahgre High, a horst composed of Precambrian strata, which is bound on its southwestern flank by a major reverse fault.
    • These faults bound horsts, grabens and tilted blocks.
    • Thus the Coastal Ranges take on the appearance of an uplifted horst, bounded, particularly to the east, by normal faults.
    • The area is characterized by a series of low-relief Jurassic horsts and graben.

Origin

Late 19th century: from German Horst 'heap'.

Definition of horst in US English:

horst

nounhôrst
Geology
  • A raised elongated block of the earth's crust lying between two faults.

    〔地质〕地垒

    Example sentencesExamples
    • These faults bound horsts, grabens and tilted blocks.
    • The area is characterized by a series of low-relief Jurassic horsts and graben.
    • Thus the Coastal Ranges take on the appearance of an uplifted horst, bounded, particularly to the east, by normal faults.
    • A thinner series of these rocks occurs on top of horsts of Jurassic rocks.
    • The main effect of the orogeny in southeastern Utah was to uplift the Uncompahgre High, a horst composed of Precambrian strata, which is bound on its southwestern flank by a major reverse fault.

Origin

Late 19th century: from German Horst ‘heap’.

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