monoclinal
adjEtymology From mono- + -clinal or monocline + -al
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Geography, Geology, Natural sciences Having one oblique inclination; applied to strata that dip in only one direction from the axis of elevation. Being a monocline
- monoclinal fold
- monoclinal ridge
2 more examples
- monoclinal structure
- monoclinal valley
- Related terms
- monocline, monoclinic
- Coordinate terms
- anticlinal, synclinal