centroclinal

centroclinal
\\-|klīnəl\ adjective
Etymology: centr- + -clinal
of geologic strata : dipping toward a common point or center — opposed to quaquaversal

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centroclinal /sen-trō-klīˈnəl/ (geology)
adjective
Dipping towards a centre from all directions
ORIGIN: Ety as for ↑centre, and Gr klīnein to lean

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  • centroclinal — cen·tro·clinal …   English syllables

  • centroclinal — /sɛntrəˈklaɪnəl/ (say sentruh kluynuhl) adjective Geology sloping down towards a central point from all directions …  

  • центроклинальный — (геол.) [http://slovarionline.ru/anglo russkiy slovar neftegazovoy promyishlennosti/] Тематики нефтегазовая промышленность EN centroclinal …   Справочник технического переводчика

  • -clinal — |klīnəl adjective combining form or noun combining form Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary clin (from Greek klinēs leaning, from klinein to lean) + al 1. : sloping …   Useful english dictionary

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