isocline

[ahy-suh-klahyn]

i·so·cline

[ahy-suh-klahyn]
noun Geology.
a fold of strata so tightly compressed that both limbs dip in the same direction.

Origin:
1885–90; back formation from isoclinal
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Isocline is always a great word to know.
So is porosity. Does it mean:
process where the surface of the earth is worn away by the action of water, glaciers, winds, waves
ratio of the volume of the pores of a substance to the total volume of the mass
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isocline (ˈaɪsəʊˌklaɪn)
 
n
1.  a series of rock strata with isoclinal folds
2.  another name for isoclinal

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isocline   (ī'sə-klīn')  Pronunciation Key 
A geologic fold that has two parallel limbs. See illustration at fold.
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