monocline
English
Etymology
mono- + -cline
Noun
monocline (plural monoclines)
- (geology) A unidirectional dip in strata that is not a part of an anticline or syncline
- (geology) A single flexure in otherwise flat-lying strata
See also
- syncline
- anticline
References
- Dictionary of Geological Terms (Anchor Books, 1984, edited by Robert L. Bates and Julia A. Jackson)
Anagrams
- nomen loci
Italian
Adjective
monocline
- Feminine plural of adjective monoclino.