isocline

[ ahy-suh-klahyn ]

/ ˈaɪ səˌklaɪn /

noun Geology.

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

Nearby words

isochrony, isochroous, isocitrate dehydrogenase, isocitric acid, isoclinal, isocline, isoclinic line, isocolon, isocoria, isocortex, isocracy

Origin of isocline

First recorded in 1885–90; back formation from isoclinal

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British Dictionary definitions for isocline

isocline

/ (ˈaɪsəʊˌklaɪn) /

noun

a series of rock strata with isoclinal folds

another name for isoclinal (def. 3)

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Science definitions for isocline

isocline

[ ī′sə-klīn′ ]

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