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In geometry and mechanics, a displacement is a vector whose length is the shortest distance from the initial to the final position of a point P undergoing motion. [1] It quantifies both the distance and direction of the net or total motion along a straight line from the initial position to the final position of the point trajectory.
Displacement is a result of varying topographic relief within a covered area. [4] A datum plane, which refers to the average sea level, is essential in the displacement phenomenon. [4] For a location which has an elevation higher than that of the datum plane, the original position will move away from the central point of the image. [4]
Displacement (geometry), is the difference between the final and initial position of a point trajectory (for instance, the center of mass of a moving object).The actual path covered to reach the final position is irrelevant.
Topographic map showing detachment folds in the eastern Sichuan Basin, China.. A detachment fold, in geology, occurs as layer parallel thrusting along a decollement (or detachment) develops without upward propagation of a fault; the accommodation of the strain produced by continued displacement along the underlying thrust results in the folding of the overlying rock units.
Geographical distance or geodetic distance is the distance measured along the surface of the Earth, or the shortest arch length.. The formulae in this article calculate distances between points which are defined by geographical coordinates in terms of latitude and longitude.
Folds are commonly formed by shortening of existing layers, but may also be formed as a result of displacement on a non-planar fault (fault bend fold), at the tip of a propagating fault (fault propagation fold), by differential compaction or due to the effects of a high-level igneous intrusion e.g. above a laccolith.
In geology, a fault is a planar fracture or discontinuity in a volume of rock across which there has been significant displacement as a result of rock-mass movements. Large faults within Earth 's crust result from the action of plate tectonic forces, with the largest forming the boundaries between the plates, such as the megathrust faults of ...
Glossary of geography terms may refer to: Glossary of geography terms (A–M) Glossary of geography terms (N–Z) This page was last edited on 25 ...