isocline
English
Etymology
From iso- + -cline (“slope”).
Noun
isocline (plural isoclines)
- (geology) A tightly folded syncline or anticline in which the two sides are almost parallel.
- (geography, mathematics) A line, curve or function on a graph or map linking points with the same slope or gradient.
- (geography) A line on a map linking places with the same magnetic dip; an isoclinic line.
Derived terms
- isoclinal
- isoclinic
Translations
lines that have the same slope
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Anagrams
- silicone
French
Noun
isocline f (plural isoclines)
- isocline
Further reading
- “isocline”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Italian
Noun
isocline f
- plural of isoclina
Anagrams
- scioline, silicone