GNU Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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   Hade (hād), n. [Cf. AS. heald inclined, bowed down, G. halde declivity.]
   1. The descent of a hill. [Obs.]
   
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   2. (Mining) The inclination or deviation from the vertical of any mineral vein.
   
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   3. (Geol. & Mining) The deviation of a fault plane from the vertical.
   
   ☞ The direction of the hade is the direction toward which the fault plane descends from an intersecting vertical line.
   
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   Hade, v. i. (Mining) To deviate from the vertical; -- said of a vein, fault, or lode.
   
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