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MONOCLINAL
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Dictionary entry overview: What does monoclinal mean?
• MONOCLINAL (adjective)
The adjective MONOCLINAL has 1 sense:
1. of a geological structure in which all strata are inclined in the same direction
Familiarity information: MONOCLINAL used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of a geological structure in which all strata are inclined in the same direction
Similar:
inclined (at an angle to the horizontal or vertical position)
Domain category:
geology (a science that deals with the history of the earth as recorded in rocks)
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