isocline

[ ahy-suh-klahyn ]
/ ˈaɪ səˌklaɪn /

noun Geology.

a fold of strata so tightly compressed that both limbs dip in the same direction.

Origin of isocline

First recorded in 1885–90; back formation from isoclinal

Words nearby isocline

isochrony, isochroous, isocitrate dehydrogenase, isocitric acid, isoclinal, isocline, isoclinic line, isocolon, isocoria, isocortex, isocracy

British Dictionary definitions for isocline

isocline
/ (ˈaɪsəʊˌklaɪn) /

noun

a series of rock strata with isoclinal folds
another name for isoclinal (def. 3)

Scientific definitions for isocline

isocline
[ ī′sə-klīn′ ]

A geologic fold that has two parallel limbs. See illustration at fold.