faulting Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun (geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other
    fault; geological fault; break; fracture; shift.
    • they built it right over a geological fault
    • he studied the faulting of the earth's crust
  2. verb put or pin the blame on
    blame; fault.

WordNet

Fault"ing noun
Definitions
  1. (Geol.) The state or condition of being faulted; the process by which a fault is produced.

Webster 1913