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isocline

[ ahy-suh-klahyn ]

noun

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

isocline

/ ˈaɪsəʊˌklaɪn /

noun

  1. a series of rock strata with isoclinal folds
  2. another name for isoclinal

isocline

/ ī′sə-klīn′ /

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

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Word History and Origins

Origin of isocline1

First recorded in 1885–90; back formation from isoclinal

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isoclinalisoclinic line

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