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MONOCLINALLY

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mon⋅o⋅cli⋅nal

[mon-uh-klahyn-l] Geology
–adjective
1. noting, pertaining to, or composed of strata dipping in only one direction.
–noun
2. monocline.

Origin:
1835–45; mono- + Gk kln(ein) to incline + -al 1


mon⋅o⋅cli⋅nal⋅ly, adverb
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