patahan

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Etymology

Affixed patah +‎ -an. The sense fault is a semantic loan from Dutch breuk (fault, literally fracture).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /paˈtahan/
  • Rhymes: -an, -n
  • Hyphenation: pa‧tah‧an

Noun

patahan (plural patahan-patahan)

  1. (seismology) fault: A fracture in a rock formation causing a discontinuity.
    Synonym: sesar

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