transpression

T1R1A1N1S1P3R1E1S1S1I1O1N1

noun

Simultaneous occurrence of a strike-slip fault with compression.

Scrabble 15

Meanings

nountranspression (countable and uncountable, plural transpressions)

plural transpressions

  1. countableuncountablegeographySimultaneous occurrence of a strike-slip fault with compression.
Cite this entry
APA

transpression. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/transpression

MLA

“transpression.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/transpression. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “transpression,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/transpression.

Source: transpression on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.