cli|nal — «KLY nuhl», adjective. of or having to do with a cline or the study of clines … Useful english dictionary
i|so|cli|nal — «Y suh KLY nuhl», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. of, having to do with, or indicating equal magnetic inclination; inclining or dipping in the same direction. 2. denoting or having to do with a line on a map drawn through points on the earth s surface… … Useful english dictionary
mon´o|cli´nal|ly — mon|o|cli|nal «MON uh KLY nuhl», adjective, noun. Geology. –adj. 1. (of strata) dipping or sloping in one direction. 2. of or having to do with strata that dip in the same direction: »monoclinal valleys. –n. = monocline. (Cf. ↑monocline) ╂[<… … Useful english dictionary
mon|o|cli|nal — «MON uh KLY nuhl», adjective, noun. Geology. –adj. 1. (of strata) dipping or sloping in one direction. 2. of or having to do with strata that dip in the same direction: »monoclinal valleys. –n. = monocline. (Cf. ↑monocline) ╂[< mono + Greek kl … Useful english dictionary
an|a|cli|nal — «AN uh KLY nuhl», adjective. Geology. descending in a direction opposite to that of the dip of the rock formation below, as a valley or stream. ╂[< ana + Greek klínein to lean + English al1] … Useful english dictionary
an|ti|cli|nal — «AN tee KLY nuhl», adjective, noun. –adj. of or like an anticline; inclining in opposite directions from a central axis. –n. an anticline. ╂[< Greek antiklīnein (< anti against + klīnein to slope, lean) + English al1] … Useful english dictionary
cat|a|cli|nal — «KAT uh KLY nuhl», adjective. U.S. descending with the dip of the geological strata (contrasted with anaclinal): »a cataclinal valley. ╂[< cata + Greek klínein to incline + English al1] … Useful english dictionary
ex|o|cli|nal — «EHK soh KLY nuhl», adjective. Geology. of or having to do with an exocline … Useful english dictionary
eu|ge|o|syn|cli|nal — «yoo JEE oh sihn KLY nuhl», adjective. of or having to do with a eugeosyncline … Useful english dictionary
ge|an|ti|cli|nal — «JEE an tih KLY nuhl», adjective, noun. Geology. –adj. of or having to do with a geanticline. –n. = geanticline. (Cf. ↑geanticline) … Useful english dictionary