shear zone
noun
Geology.
a zone of closely spaced, approximately parallel faults or dispersed displacements.
Origin of shear zone
First recorded in 1910–15
Words nearby shear zone
shear strength,
shear stress,
shear stud,
shear transformation,
shear wave,
shear zone,
sheared,
shearer,
shearing,
shearing gang,
shearing shed