hade

/heɪd/
noun
  1. The angle that a fault or mineral vein makes with a vertical plane; the inclination from vertical.
    • Geologists recorded the hade of the fault to understand the rock movement.
    • A steep hade indicates the fault is nearly vertical.
    • The miner measured the hade of the vein to plan the excavation.
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