epicline

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noun

The region above a slope or boundary

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Meanings

nounepicline (plural epiclines)

plural epiclines

  1. The region above a slope or boundary

Origin

From epi- + -cline.

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Cite this entry
APA

epicline. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/epicline

MLA

“epicline.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/epicline. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “epicline,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/epicline.

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