Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

monoclinal

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: mon-o-cli-nal
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having one oblique inclination; applied to strata that dip in only one direction from the axis of elevation. Being a monocline

Example Sentences

"monoclinal fold"
"monoclinal ridge"
"monoclinal structure"
"monoclinal valley"

Etymology

From mono- + -clinal or monocline + -al

Word Breakdown

Prefix: mono-
Root: *ḱley-
Suffix: -clinal

Frequently Paired Words

monocline monoclinic anticlinal synclinal

Synonyms

uniclinal

Questions

What does monoclinal mean?: Having one oblique inclination; applied to strata that dip in only one direction from the axis of elevation. Being a monocline
Where does monoclinal come from?: From mono- + -clinal or monocline + -al

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