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orocline Geol.|ˈɒrəʊklaɪn|
[f. oro- + κλίνειν to bend.]
(See quot. 1955.)
1955S. W. Carey in Papers & Proc. R. Soc. Tasmania LXXXIX. 257 For an orogenic system which has been flexed in plan to a horse-shoe or elbow shape, the name orocline is proposed. 1970Linton & Moseley in Cambr. Anc. Hist. (ed. 3) I. i. i. 21 Carey recognizes six oroclines in the orogenic belt in Europe. 1972Nature 13 Oct. 389/2 The orocline concept is incompatible with strong plates and offers no reason why arcs should be circular. |