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-/.

Origin of isoclinal

1830–40; iso- + -clinal (< Greek klī́n(ein) to slope + -al1)

Definition for isoclinic (2 of 2)

isoclinic line

noun

an imaginary line connecting points on the earth's surface having equal magnetic dip.
Also called isoclinic, isoclinal.

Origin of isoclinic line

First recorded in 1890–95

British Dictionary definitions for isoclinic

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

Scientific definitions for isoclinic

isoclinic line
[ ī′sə-klĭnĭk ]

A line on a map connecting points of equal magnetic inclination.