isoclinal

American  

[ahy-suh-klahyn-l, ahy-soh-] / ˌaɪ səˈklaɪn l, ˌaɪ soʊ- /

Also isoclinic

adjective

1. of or relating to equal direction of inclination; inclining or dipping in the same direction.

2. noting or pertaining to an isoclinic line.

3. Geology. noting or pertaining to a fold of strata that is of the nature of an isocline.

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noun

1. isoclinic line.

isoclinal British  

/ ˌaɪsəʊˈklaɪnəl, ˌaɪsəʊˈklɪnɪk /

adjective

1. sloping in the same direction and at the same angle

2. geology (of folds) having limbs that are parallel to each other

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noun

1. Also called: isocline.   isoclinal line.  an imaginary line connecting points on the earth's surface having equal angles of dip

Etymology

Origin of isoclinal

1830–40; iso- + -clinal (< Greek klī́n ( ein ) to slope + -al ¹ )

Example Sentences

It is formed almost entirely of a succession of sandstones and shales of Cretaceous and Tertiary age—the so-called Carpathian Sandstone—and these are thrown into a series of isoclinal folds dipping constantly to the south.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 4 "Carnegie Andrew" to "Casus Belli" by Various

Immediately to the north of the Highland border the Aberfoyle slates and grits appear, repeated by isoclinal folds trending north-east and south-west and dipping towards the north-west.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 8 "Dubner" to "Dyeing" by Various