Definition of subparallel in English:
subparallel
adjectivesʌbˈparəlɛlsəbˈperəˌlel
Geology Almost parallel.
Example sentencesExamples
- In some shale horizons, layers of laminated chert occur along anastomosing foliation planes that are subparallel to bedding.
- Irregular leucosome-leucogranite sheets that are parallel or subparallel to the fabric occur throughout the section.
- The foliation is generally parallel or subparallel to the axial plane of the host fold, but it can also converge through the fold core.
- These data define another linear palaeotemperature profile that is subparallel to the present-day geothermal gradient.
- The main-phase foliation is subparallel to the nappe contact of the Gran Paradiso massif with the overlying Zermatt-Saas zone and defines a broad regional dome structure.