sesar geser

Indonesian

Etymology

Compound of sesar (“fault”) +‎ geser (“to slide”). Compare to Japanese 横(よこ)ずれ断層(だんそう) (yokozuredansō, literally “side-slippage fault”).

Noun

sesar geser (first-person possessive sesar geserku, second-person possessive sesar gesermu, third-person possessive sesar gesernya)

1. (geology) strike-slip fault

   Synonym: sesar mendatar