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Isoclinic
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Isoclinic
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1.
sloping in the same direction and at the same angle
2. geology
(of folds) having limbs that are parallel to each other
noun
3. Also called: isocline, isoclinal line
an imaginary line connecting points on the earth's surface having equal angles of dip
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Isoclinic
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1.
of similar or equal inclination or dip
2.
connecting or showing points on the earth's surface having equal magnetic inclination or dip
isoclinal lines on a map
3. Geology
dipping in the same direction
said of strata: Also ˌisoˈclinic (ˌaɪsoʊˈklɪnɪk
; īˌsōklinˈik; ˌaɪsəˈklɪnɪk
; īˌsəklinˈik) noun
4.
an isoclinal line
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Isoclinic
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Having the same magnetic inclination or dip.
n.
See isoclinic line.
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