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Monocline - Wikipedia
A monocline (or, rarely, a monoform) is a step-like fold in rock strata consisting of a zone of steeper dip within an otherwise horizontal or gently dipping ... en.wikipedia.org
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MONOCLINAL Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster
The meaning of MONOCLINAL is of or relating to a monocline : having a single oblique inclination. How to use monoclinal in a sentence. www.merriam-webster.com
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MONOCLINAL Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com
Monoclinal definition: noting, pertaining to, or composed of strata dipping in only one direction.. See examples of MONOCLINAL used in a sentence. www.dictionary.com
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monoclinal
monoclinal, a. and n. Geol. (mɒnəʊˈklaɪnəl) [f. Gr. µόνο-ς mono- + κλῑ́ν-ειν to bend + -al1. Cf. anti-, iso-, synclinal.] A. adj. a. Consisting of strata that slope in the same direction and at the same angle throughout. In quot. 1876 the word appears to have been used with a slightly different mean... Oxford English Dictionary
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MONOCLINAL definition in American English - Collins Dictionary
monoclinal in American English ; Geology. adjective. 1. noting, pertaining to, or composed of strata dipping in only one direction. noun. 2. monocline. Most ... www.collinsdictionary.com
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The Basics of Geology: Monoclines - YouTube
Completing the holy trio of folds. we have the monocline! In this video, we define the term monocline, and show how such a fold forms. www.youtube.com
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monoclinous
monoclinous, a. (mɒnəʊˈklaɪnəs) [f. F. monocline (1799), or mod.L. monoclīnus, f. Gr. µόνο-ς mono- + κλίνη bed, couch: see -ous.] 1. Bot. Having both stamens and pistils in the same flower, hermaphrodite.1828 Stark Elem. Nat. Hist. II. 466 Those vegetables where the male and female organs occur on t... Oxford English Dictionary
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Monocline - an overview | ScienceDirect Topics
Monocline is defined as a step-like downward flexure in otherwise horizontal or gently dipping rock strata, characterized by a steeper dip. AI generated ... www.sciencedirect.com
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A monocline where rock layers are folded on one side - USGS.gov
An example of a monocline, where rock layers are folded on one side. There is a fault accompanying it in this case. www.usgs.gov
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monoclinal, adj. & n. meanings, etymology and more
The earliest known use of the word monoclinal is in the 1840s. OED's earliest evidence for monoclinal is from 1843, in a text by W. B. and H. D. Rogers. www.oed.com
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MONOCLINE Definition & Meaning - Dictionary.com
Such bends are called monoclines, monoclinal folds or flexures, because they present only one fold, or one half of a fold, instead of the two which we see in ... www.dictionary.com
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Intermontane Plateaus
Associated with these irregular escarpments are occasional rectilinear ridges, the work of extensive erosion on monoclinal structures. When this old-mountain lowland was broken into blocks and the blocks were tilted, their attitude, but not their structure, was monoclinal. wikipedia.org
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uniclinal
uniclinal, a. Geol. (juːnɪˈklaɪnəl) [f. uni- + Gr. κλιν- (see clino-) + -al1.] Characterized by a uniform angle of dip; formed by uniformly dipping strata; = homoclinal adj. s.v. homocline. (In quot. 1884 = monoclinal a. b.)1846 Darwin Geol. Obs. S. Amer. vii. 197 The masses having these different i... Oxford English Dictionary
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Steep structure
These structures occur as narrow, east-west trending, antiformal and/or monoclinal zones of high strain characterised by the rotation of regional foliation wikipedia.org
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monocline
monocline Geol. (ˈmɒnəklaɪn) [Formed as monoclin-al; cf. anti-, iso-, syncline.] a. A monoclinal fold.1879 Geikie in Encycl. Brit. X. 300/1 The strata are thus bent up and continue on the other side of the tilt at a higher level. Such bends are called monoclines or monoclinal folds, because they pre... Oxford English Dictionary
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