underdrag.
The tensile stress exerted by an overthrust rock mass upon overlying rocks which themselves are not under compressive thrusting stress and therefore tend to be stretched and broken by normal faulting.
Meaning & usage
The tensile stress exerted by an overthrust rock mass upon overlying rocks which themselves are not under compressive thrusting stress and therefore tend to be stretched and broken by normal faulting.
Where this word comes from
From under- + drag.
To exert pull on the underside of (something).
To undergo a pull from the underside.
Where this word comes from
From under- + drag.
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