isoclinal
[ ahy-suh-klahyn-l, ahy-soh- ]
/ ˌaɪ səˈklaɪn l, ˌaɪ soʊ- /
adjective
of or relating to equal direction of inclination; inclining or dipping in the same direction.
noting or pertaining to an isoclinic line.
Geology.
noting or pertaining to a fold of strata that is of the nature of an isocline.
noun
Also
i·so·clin·ic
[ahy-suh-klin-ik, ahy-soh-] /ˌaɪ səˈklɪn ɪk, ˌaɪ soʊ-/.
Words nearby isoclinal
isochronous,
isochrony,
isochroous,
isocitrate dehydrogenase,
isocitric acid,
isoclinal,
isocline,
isoclinic line,
isocolon,
isocoria,
isocortex
Example sentences from the Web for isoclinal
At places actually on this isoclinal the dipping needle is horizontal.
British Dictionary definitions for isoclinal
isoclinal
isoclinic (ˌaɪsəʊˈklɪnɪk)
/ (ˌaɪsəʊˈklaɪnəl) /
adjective
sloping in the same direction and at the same angle
geology
(of folds) having limbs that are parallel to each other
noun
Also called: isocline, isoclinal line
an imaginary line connecting points on the earth's surface having equal angles of dip