Definition of monocline in English:

monocline

noun ˈmɒnə(ʊ)klʌɪnˈmɑnəˌklaɪn

Geology

A bend in rock strata that are otherwise uniformly dipping or horizontal.
Example sentencesExamples
- Ductile fabrics and tectonic boundaries in the southern part of the Cine massif outline a large-scale monocline, the tectonic significance of which is not known.
- This rotation caused the large-scale monoclines that characterize the footwall geometry of the Güney and Kuzey detachments.
- At any one point in a rift basin, one side is a major fault scarp; the opposite margin is a more gently faulted monocline.
- The north-south-trending, east-facing monocline that crosses upper Weardale near the village of Cowshill is the block's only major structural feature and essentially divides it in half.
- The Triassic limestones are stacked along monoclines of c.1 km thickness gently dipping toward the north.

Derivatives

monoclinal

adjective mɒnə(ʊ)ˈklʌɪn(ə)lˌmɑnəˈklaɪnl

Geology

Movement along the fault involved sharp monoclinal folding of the limestone, which shifted loose blocks within the cavern to the northeast as the entire cavern was tilted in that direction.
Example sentencesExamples
- The rocks are deformed into kilometre-scale monoclinal folds, the axes of which plunge moderately to steeply north northwest.
- The conspicuous monoclinal folding of Caledonian nappes in the half-graben above the Hardangerfjord Shear Zone is the most outstanding expression associated with the shear zone.
- The result is a monoclinal rollover anticline, its tightness increasing progressively with continued fault displacement.
- The subhorizontal or gently northwest-dipping stratification of the nappe stack would rotate during the shearing to form the monoclinal structure.

Origin

Late 19th century: from mono- 'single' + Greek klinein 'to lean'.

Definition of monocline in US English:

monocline

nounˈmɑnəˌklaɪnˈmänəˌklīn

Geology

A bend in rock strata that are otherwise uniformly dipping or horizontal.
Example sentencesExamples
- This rotation caused the large-scale monoclines that characterize the footwall geometry of the Güney and Kuzey detachments.
- The north-south-trending, east-facing monocline that crosses upper Weardale near the village of Cowshill is the block's only major structural feature and essentially divides it in half.
- The Triassic limestones are stacked along monoclines of c.1 km thickness gently dipping toward the north.
- At any one point in a rift basin, one side is a major fault scarp; the opposite margin is a more gently faulted monocline.
- Ductile fabrics and tectonic boundaries in the southern part of the Cine massif outline a large-scale monocline, the tectonic significance of which is not known.

Origin

Late 19th century: from mono- ‘single’ + Greek klinein ‘to lean’.

单词	monocline
释义	Definition of monocline in English: monocline noun ˈmɒnə(ʊ)klʌɪnˈmɑnəˌklaɪn Geology A bend in rock strata that are otherwise uniformly dipping or horizontal. Example sentencesExamples Ductile fabrics and tectonic boundaries in the southern part of the Cine massif outline a large-scale monocline, the tectonic significance of which is not known. This rotation caused the large-scale monoclines that characterize the footwall geometry of the Güney and Kuzey detachments. At any one point in a rift basin, one side is a major fault scarp; the opposite margin is a more gently faulted monocline. The north-south-trending, east-facing monocline that crosses upper Weardale near the village of Cowshill is the block's only major structural feature and essentially divides it in half. The Triassic limestones are stacked along monoclines of c.1 km thickness gently dipping toward the north. Derivatives monoclinal adjective mɒnə(ʊ)ˈklʌɪn(ə)lˌmɑnəˈklaɪnl Geology Movement along the fault involved sharp monoclinal folding of the limestone, which shifted loose blocks within the cavern to the northeast as the entire cavern was tilted in that direction. Example sentencesExamples The rocks are deformed into kilometre-scale monoclinal folds, the axes of which plunge moderately to steeply north northwest. The conspicuous monoclinal folding of Caledonian nappes in the half-graben above the Hardangerfjord Shear Zone is the most outstanding expression associated with the shear zone. The result is a monoclinal rollover anticline, its tightness increasing progressively with continued fault displacement. The subhorizontal or gently northwest-dipping stratification of the nappe stack would rotate during the shearing to form the monoclinal structure. Origin Late 19th century: from mono- 'single' + Greek klinein 'to lean'. Definition of monocline in US English: monocline nounˈmɑnəˌklaɪnˈmänəˌklīn Geology A bend in rock strata that are otherwise uniformly dipping or horizontal. Example sentencesExamples This rotation caused the large-scale monoclines that characterize the footwall geometry of the Güney and Kuzey detachments. The north-south-trending, east-facing monocline that crosses upper Weardale near the village of Cowshill is the block's only major structural feature and essentially divides it in half. The Triassic limestones are stacked along monoclines of c.1 km thickness gently dipping toward the north. At any one point in a rift basin, one side is a major fault scarp; the opposite margin is a more gently faulted monocline. Ductile fabrics and tectonic boundaries in the southern part of the Cine massif outline a large-scale monocline, the tectonic significance of which is not known. Origin Late 19th century: from mono- ‘single’ + Greek klinein ‘to lean’.
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