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monoclinal

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mon⋅o⋅cli⋅nal

  [mon-uh-klahyn-l] Geology
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–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

Related forms:
mon⋅o⋅cli⋅nal⋅ly, adverb
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mon·o·cline   (mŏn'ə-klīn')   
n.  A geologic structure in which all layers are inclined in the same direction.
mon'o·cli'nal adj.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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