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hade (hād)

noun

Geol. the angle between the plane of a fault or vein and the vertical plane

Etymology: < dial. hade, to slope, incline < ?

intransitive verb haded, had·ing

Geol. to incline from the vertical plane, as a fault, vein, or lode

hade Usage Examples

Object

  • rift: At the base of the climb a small rift leads to a very steep, hading rift with a small, tight climb.
  • passage: DESCRIPTION Huai Sit 1 A narrow hading rift passage is followed to a cross-rift which debouches into the large main stream passage.

Converse of object

  • have: In late June, we closed the questionnaire, having hade more than 25,000 people complete it from all countries around the world.

Noun used with modifier

  • I: They never even asked me any questions whether I hade been sexually active in South Africa or not!

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