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
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-klĭn′ĭk ]
A line on a map connecting points of equal magnetic inclination.