Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hanging wall

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.39 in modern English

Syllables: hang-ing wall
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The section of rock that extends above a diagonal fault line (the corresponding lower section being the footwall).

noun

the upper wall of inclined vein, or that which hangs over the miner's head when working in the vein.

Inflected Forms

hanging walls (plural) hangingwall (alternative)

Questions

What does hanging wall mean?: The section of rock that extends above a diagonal fault line (the corresponding lower section being the footwall).

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