1. (geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other
   "he studied the faulting of the earth's crust";
   - fault, geological fault, shift, fracture, break

1. Put or pin the blame on
   "He faulted his colleagues for the project's failure";
   - blame
    
2. Commit a mistake or make an error
   "Students often fault in their first attempts at complex maths problems"
    
3. (tennis) serve the ball into the net or outside the service court
   "He faulted on his first serve"

Derived forms: faultings

Type of: accuse, charge, cleft, crack, crevice, fissure, scissure

Encyclopedia: Faulting