isoclinal adjective & noun.
[ʌɪsǝ(ʊ)'klʌɪn(ǝ)l] M19.[from ISO- + Greek klinein to lean, slope + -AL1.]A. adjective.
1. Of lines: having equal slope;
spec. in
Physical Geography, indicating or connecting points on the earth's surface at which the magnetic inclination is the same.
M19.2. Geology. Designating a fold so acute that the two limbs are parallel, or strata so folded.
L19.b. noun. Chiefly
Physical Geography. An isoclinal line.
L19. ■ isoclinally adverb M20. [TahlilGaran] English Dictionary ▲