Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

monocline

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.19 in modern English

Syllables
mon-o-cline
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A unidirectional dip in strata that is not a part of an anticline or syncline

noun

A single flexure in otherwise flat-lying strata

Etymology

From mono- + -cline.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

monoclines (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

syncline anticline

Questions

What does monocline mean?
A unidirectional dip in strata that is not a part of an anticline or syncline
Where does monocline come from?
From mono- + -cline.

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