orocline
nounEtymology Coined by Carey in 1955. ("The orocline concept in geotectonics", Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania 89: 255-288)
- Derived terms
- oroclinal
- Related terms
- orogenesis, orogenous, orogeny
noun — 2 senses
Etymology Coined by Carey in 1955. ("The orocline concept in geotectonics", Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania 89: 255-288)
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