noun
- the angle of inclination of a geological fault or vein from the vertical
Usage: geological
verb
- to incline from the vertical
Usage: geological
Examples
- The fault had a hade of thirty degrees to the east.
- Geologists measured the hade of the mineral vein.
- The rock formation hades sharply toward the valley.
- Mining engineers must account for the hade when planning excavations.
- The vein hades at a steep angle through the limestone.