isoclinal

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adjective

iso·​cli·​nal

: relating to, having, or indicating equality of inclination or dip: such as

a

or less commonly isoclinic : being or relating to an isocline

b

: being or relating to an isoclinic line

isoclinally

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adverb

isoclinal

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noun (1)

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plural -s

: isoclinic line

isoclinic line

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noun (2)

iso·​clin·​ic line

variants or less commonly isoclinic

: a line on a map or chart joining points on the earth's surface at which a dip needle has the same inclination to the plumb line compare aclinic line

Word History

Etymology

Adjective

International Scientific Vocabulary is- + -clinal

Noun (2)

isoclinic International Scientific Vocabulary is- + -clinic

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Rhymes for isoclinal

• anticlinal
• entorhinal
• polyvinyl
• transvaginal
• affinal
• anginal
• synclinal
• vaginal
• final
• pinal
• spinal
• vinyl