Common fault and Inclined fault

Common fault noun - An inclined fault in which the hanging wall appears to have slipped downward relative to the footwall.

Inclined fault and common fault are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Inclined fault" instead a noun phrase "Common fault".

Inclined fault noun - A geological fault in which one side is above the other.

Common fault and inclined fault are semantically related. Sometimes you can replace phrase "Common fault" with "Inclined fault", this phrases are similar.