siirros — meaning in English
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English meaning
Senses
siirros is used for these senses in English:
- fault (geology) A fracture in a rock formation causing a discontinuity.
- fault line (geology) The line formed by the intersection of the plane of a fault with the surface of the Earth.
- fault plane (geology) The plane, or surface formed between the two rock blocks that slip one with the other during an earthquake. The edge of the fault plane can often be seen on the land as a fault line.
- offset (programming) The difference between a target memory address and a base address.
- offset The distance by which one thing is out of alignment with another.
fault — full definition
- noun Responsibility for a mistake or wrongdoing.
- noun A flaw, weakness, or shortcoming in a person, object, or system.
- noun (geology) A fracture in rock along which the two sides have shifted relative to each other.
- verb To find something wrong with, or blame, someone or something.
offset — full definition
- noun Something that balances out or compensates for something else.
- verb To counterbalance or compensate for something, typically by an opposite effect.