monocline

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English

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Etymology

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mono- +‎ -cline

Noun

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monocline (plural monoclines)

  1. (geology) A unidirectional dip in strata that is not a part of an anticline or syncline
  2. (geology) A single flexure in otherwise flat-lying strata

See also

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References

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  • Dictionary of Geological Terms (Anchor Books, 1984, edited by Robert L. Bates and Julia A. Jackson)

Anagrams

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Italian

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Adjective

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monocline f pl

  1. feminine plural of monoclino
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