"pericline" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: periclines [plural]
Etymology: From peri- + -cline. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*ḱley-|id=incline}}, {{af|en|peri-|-cline}} peri- + -cline Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} pericline (countable and uncountable, plural periclines)
  1. (mineralogy) A form of albite exhibiting elongated prismatic crystals. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-pericline-en-noun-llEaRGTA Categories (other): Minerals, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with peri-, English terms suffixed with -cline, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 66 34 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with peri-: 52 48 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -cline: 58 42 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 71 29 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 73 27 Topics: chemistry, geography, geology, mineralogy, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
  2. (botany, countable) A periclinal wall. Tags: countable
    Sense id: en-pericline-en-noun-6RLowayg Categories (other): Botany, English terms prefixed with peri- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with peri-: 52 48 Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences

Inflected forms

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