normal fault

NOUN
12 LETTERS · STARTS WITH N

normal fault is a valid 12-letter word worth 16 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
N1O1R1M3A1L1F4A1U1L1T1
1 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 0 + 4 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =16 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 32TRIPLE WORD → 48
MEANING

What does normal fault mean?

NOUN · 1 SENSE
1

An inclined fault in which the hanging wall appears to have slipped downward relative to the footwall.