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单词 isoclinal
释义

isoclinal

[ ahy-suh-klahyn-l, ahy-soh- ]
/ ˌaɪ səˈklaɪn l, ˌaɪ soʊ- /

adjective

of or relating to equal direction of inclination; inclining or dipping in the same direction.
noting or pertaining to an isoclinic line.
Geology. noting or pertaining to a fold of strata that is of the nature of an isocline.

noun

isoclinic line.
Also i·so·clin·ic [ahy-suh-klin-ik, ahy-soh-]. /ˌaɪ səˈklɪn ɪk, ˌaɪ soʊ-/.

Origin of isoclinal

1830–40; iso- + -clinal (<Greek klī́n(ein) to slope + -al1)

Words nearby isoclinal

isochronous, isochrony, isochroous, isocitrate dehydrogenase, isocitric acid, isoclinal, isocline, isoclinic line, isocolon, isocoria, isocortex
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Example sentences from the Web for isoclinal

  • At places actually on this isoclinal the dipping needle is horizontal.

    Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 17, Slice 3|Various

British Dictionary definitions for isoclinal

isoclinal

isoclinic (ˌaɪsəʊˈklɪnɪk)

/ (ˌaɪsəʊˈklaɪnəl) /

adjective

sloping in the same direction and at the same angle
geology (of folds) having limbs that are parallel to each other

noun

Also called: isocline, isoclinal line an imaginary line connecting points on the earth's surface having equal angles of dip
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