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Meaning of fenster | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1

Definitions

A geologic structure formed by erosion or normal faulting on a thrust system; a tectonic window.

Examples

“1983, J. F. Evernden, R. E. Criss, William Jasper Sando, https://books.google.com/books?id=A8RRAQAAMAAJ&pg=RA1-SL1-PA1&dq=%22fensters%22+tectonic&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwipqvOA0bvRAhXIrVQKHaB3BoUQ6AEIGjAA#v=onepage&q=%22fensters%22%20tectonic&f=false Examination of strain data and cross sections suggests that the fensters expose rootless tectonic slices […]”

CEFR level

B1

Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

See also

Fenstermacher Fenstermaker fent fentalog fentanil fentanyl