pericline
[ per-i-klahyn ]
/ ˈpɛr ɪˌklaɪn /
noun Mineralogy.
a variety of albite occurring in large, white opaque crystals.
Origin of pericline
First recorded in 1825–35,
pericline is from the Greek word
periklīnḗs sloping on all sides
Words nearby pericline
perichrome,
periclase,
periclean,
pericles,
periclinal,
pericline,
pericolitis,
pericolpitis,
pericope,
pericoronitis,
pericranitis
British Dictionary definitions for pericline
pericline
/ (ˈpɛrɪˌklaɪn) /
noun
a white translucent variety of albite in the form of elongated crystals
Also called: dome
a dome-shaped formation of stratified rock with its slopes following the direction of folding
Word Origin for pericline
C19: from Greek
periklinēs sloping on all sides, from
peri- +
klinein to lean