isocline

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noun

A tightly folded syncline or anticline in which the two sides are almost parallel.

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Meanings

nounisocline (plural isoclines)

plural isoclines

  1. geographyA tightly folded syncline or anticline in which the two sides are almost parallel.
  2. geographyA line, curve or function on a graph or map linking points with the same slope or gradient.
  3. geographyA line on a map linking places with the same magnetic dip; an isoclinic line.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
isoclinalisoclinic

Origin

From iso- + -cline (“slope”).

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Translations

Icelandic jafnhallaferill
  • jafnhallaferilllines that have the same slope
Russian изоклина́ль
  • изоклина́ль (izoklinálʹ)lines that have the same slope

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

silicone
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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