MONOCLINAL

monoclinal

(adjective) of a geological structure in which all strata are inclined in the same direction

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

monoclinal (not comparable)

(geology) Having one oblique inclination; applied to strata that dip in only one direction from the axis of elevation.

Source: Wiktionary


Mon`o*cli"nal, a. Etym: [See Monoclinic.] (Geol.)

Definition: Having one oblique inclination; -- applied to strata that dip in only one direction from the axis of elevation.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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ENDLESSLY

(adverb) (spatial sense) seeming to have no bounds; “the Nubian desert stretched out before them endlessly”


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