monoclinal

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adjective

Having one oblique inclination; applied to strata that dip in only one direction from the axis of elevation. Being a monocline

“monoclinal fold”

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uniclinalinclined
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Meanings

adjectivemonoclinal (not comparable)
  1. not comparablegeographyHaving one oblique inclination; applied to strata that dip in only one direction from the axis of elevation. Being a monocline

    monoclinal fold

    3 more examples

    monoclinal ridge

    monoclinal structure

    monoclinal valley

    Synonyms: uniclinal

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveHaving one oblique inclination; applied to strata that dip in only one direction from the axis of elevation. Being a monocline

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uniclinal

More synonyms by meaning

adjectiveof a geological structure in which all strata are inclined in the same direction

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inclined

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From mono- + -clinal or monocline + -al

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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