isoclinal
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səˈklaɪn adjective
1.
of or pertaining 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.
noun
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Isoclinal
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| rich soil containing a relatively equal mixture of sand, silt and a smaller proportion of clay |
| process where the surface of the earth is worn away by the action of water, glaciers, winds, waves |
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isoclinal or isoclinic (ˌaɪsəʊˈklaɪnəl, ˌaɪsəʊˈklɪnɪk) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | sloping in the same direction and at the same angle |
| 2. | geology (of folds) having limbs that are parallel to each other |
| —n | |
| 3. | isocline, Also called: isoclinal line an imaginary line connecting points on the earth's surface having equal angles of dip |
| isoclinic or isoclinic | |
| —adj | |
| —n | |
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Example sentences
Terrane contains a single slaty cleavage that parallels axial planes of locally abundant isoclinal folds.
Limbs of the isoclinal folds are parallel to the cleavage that defines the unit.
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