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单词 isocline
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isocline

[ ahy-suh-klahyn ]
/ ˈaɪ səˌklaɪn /

noun Geology.

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

Origin of isocline

First recorded in 1885–90; back formation from isoclinal

Words nearby isocline

isochrony, isochroous, isocitrate dehydrogenase, isocitric acid, isoclinal, isocline, isoclinic line, isocolon, isocoria, isocortex, isocracy
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British Dictionary definitions for isocline

isocline
/ (ˈaɪsəʊˌklaɪn) /

noun

a series of rock strata with isoclinal folds
another name for isoclinal (def. 3)
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Scientific definitions for isocline

isocline
[ īsə-klīn′ ]

A geologic fold that has two parallel limbs. See illustration at fold.
The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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