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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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i·so·cline     (ī'sə-klīn')  Pronunciation Key 
n.   Geology
An anticline or syncline so tightly folded that the rock beds of the two sides are nearly parallel.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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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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Copyright © 2002 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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