Complete Definition of "monocline"

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English

Pronunciation
mon'-o-cline

Noun
Monocline

  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

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

See also
-cline


Italian

Adjective
monocline f

  1. Feminine plural form of monoclino

Category:Italian adjective forms

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