monocline

English

Etymology

mono- +‎ -cline

Noun

monocline (plural monoclines)

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

See also

• syncline
• anticline

References

• Dictionary of Geological Terms (Anchor Books, 1984, edited by Robert L. Bates and Julia A. Jackson)

Anagrams

• nomen loci

Italian

Adjective

monocline f pl

1. feminine plural of monoclino