graben

Meaning

An elongated block of the Earth's crust, bounded by faults, that has dropped relative to the surrounding area.

Opposite of
horst
Synonyms

fault trough

rift trough

Translations

graben

خسفة

fossé d’effondrement

graben

graben

fosa tectónica

Etymology

Borrowed from German Graben (“ditch”), from the verb graben (“to dig”).

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