monocline

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noun

A unidirectional dip in strata that is not a part of an anticline or syncline

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Meanings

nounmonocline (plural monoclines)

plural monoclines

  1. geographyA unidirectional dip in strata that is not a part of an anticline or syncline
  2. geographyA single flexure in otherwise flat-lying strata

Origin

From mono- + -cline.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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