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’.

单词	horst
释义	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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