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Definitions

Noun

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

Synonyms

All synonyms

isoclinalisoclinic

Etymology

From iso- + -cline (“slope”).

Related phrases

magnetic dip

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