Dextral Dextral

Dextral - Definition and Overview

Related Words: Conservative, Dexter, Off, Reactionary, Right, Starboard

A dextral is a horizontal movement of blocks either side of a geological fault. Movement is dextral (right handed) if one block moves to the right, with respect to the other.

See also: Sinistral, Transform boundary.

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