isocline

English

Etymology

From iso- +‎ -cline (“slope”).

Noun

isocline (plural isoclines)

1. (geology) A tightly folded syncline or anticline in which the two sides are almost parallel.
2. (geography, mathematics) A line, curve or function on a graph or map linking points with the same slope or gradient.
3. (geography) A line on a map linking places with the same magnetic dip; an isoclinic line.

Derived terms

• isoclinal
• isoclinic

Translations

lines that have the same slope

• Icelandic: jafnhallaferill m
• Russian: изоклина́ль (ru) f (izoklinálʹ)

Anagrams

• silicone

French

Noun

isocline f (plural isoclines)

1. isocline

Further reading

• “isocline”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Italian

Noun

isocline f

1. plural of isoclina

Anagrams

• scioline, silicone