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单词 pericline
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
per•i•cline  (peri klīn′),USA pronunciation n. [Mineral.]
  1. Mineralogya variety of albite occurring in large, white opaque crystals.
  • Greek periklīné̄s sloping on all sides
  • 1825–35

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
pericline /ˈpɛrɪˌklaɪn/ n
  1. a white translucent variety of albite in the form of elongated crystals

  2. Also called: dome a dome-shaped formation of stratified rock with its slopes following the direction of folding
Etymology: 19th Century: from Greek periklinēs sloping on all sides, from peri- + klinein to lean
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