Isocline
[ahy-suh-klahyn] /ˈaɪ səˌklaɪn/
noun, Geology.
1.
a fold of strata so tightly compressed that both limbs dip in the same direction.
/ˈaɪsəʊˌklaɪn/
noun
1.
a series of rock strata with isoclinal folds
2.
another name for isoclinal (sense 3)
isocline
(ī’sə-klīn’)
A geologic fold that has two parallel limbs. See illustration at fold.
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