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isocline

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
iso-cline
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A tightly folded syncline or anticline in which the two sides are almost parallel.

noun

A line, curve or function on a graph or map linking points with the same slope or gradient.

noun

A line on a map linking places with the same magnetic dip; an isoclinic line.

Etymology

From iso- + -cline (“slope”).

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

isoclines (plural)

Derived Forms

isoclinal isoclinic

Questions

What does isocline mean?
A tightly folded syncline or anticline in which the two sides are almost parallel.
Where does isocline come from?
From iso- + -cline (“slope”).

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