underdrag
English
noun
Definitions
- (geology) The tensile stress exerted by an overthrust rock mass upon overlying rocks which themselves are not under compressive thrusting stress and therefore tend to be stretched and broken by normal faulting.
Etymology
Prefix from English drag (pull along a surface).
Origin
English
drag
Gloss
pull along a surface
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- antidrag English
- drag English
- drag artist English
- drag-chain English
- dragbar English
- dragbox English
- dragfooted English
- draggability English
- draggable English
- dragger English
- draggest English
- draggeth English
- draggle English
- draggy English
- draghound English
- dragless English
- draglift English
- dragline English
- draglink English
- dragman English
- dragnet English
- dragsman English
- dragster English
- dragstrip English
- microdrag English
- outdrag English
- redrag English
- updrag English
- драга Russian
- ドラァグ Japanese
- draggen Middle English