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isocline

[ ahy-suh-klahyn ]

noun

, Geology.
  1. a fold of strata so tightly compressed that both limbs dip in the same direction.


isocline

/ ˈaɪsəʊˌklaɪn /

noun

  1. a series of rock strata with isoclinal folds
  2. another name for isoclinal
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


isocline

/ īsə-klīn′ /

  1. A geologic fold that has two parallel limbs.
  2. See illustration at fold


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Word History and Origins

Origin of isocline1

First recorded in 1885–90; back formation from isoclinal

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