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单词 monocline
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monocline

[ mon-uh-klahyn ]
/ ˈmɒn əˌklaɪn /

noun Geology.

a monoclinal structure or fold.

Origin of monocline

First recorded in 1875–80; back formation from monoclinal

Words nearby monocline

monochromatophil, monochromator, monochrome, monocle, monoclinal, monocline, monoclinic, monoclinous, monoclonal, monoclonal antibody, monoclonality
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British Dictionary definitions for monocline

monocline
/ (ˈmɒnəʊˌklaɪn) /

noun

a local steepening in stratified rocks with an otherwise gentle dip

Derived forms of monocline

monoclinal, adjective, nounmonoclinally, adverb

Word Origin for monocline

C19: from mono- + Greek klīnein to lean
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Scientific definitions for monocline

monocline
[ mŏnə-klīn′ ]

A set of rock layers that all slope downward from the horizontal in the same direction.
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