"monoclinal" meaning in English

See monoclinal in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: From mono- + -clinal. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*ḱley-|id=incline}}, {{affix|en|mono-|-clinal}} mono- + -clinal Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} monoclinal (not comparable)
  1. (geology) Having one oblique inclination; applied to strata that dip in only one direction from the axis of elevation. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Geology Related terms: monoclinic

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