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entity go
that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving)

physical entity go
an entity that has physical existence

object, physical object go
a tangible and visible entity

location go
a point or extent in space

space go
an empty area (usually bounded in some way between things)

opening, gap go
an open or empty space in or between things

crack, fissure, cleft, crevice, scissure go
a long narrow opening

break, fault, shift, fracture, faulting, geological fault go
(geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other

inclined fault
a geological fault in which one side is above the other

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normal fault, gravity fault, common fault go
an inclined fault in which the hanging wall appears to have slipped downward relative to the footwall
thrust fault, overthrust fault, reverse fault go
a geological fault in which the upper side appears to have been pushed upward by compression