line of dip

English

line of dip

Noun

line of dip (plural lines of dip)

1. (geology) A line in the plane of a stratum, or part of a stratum, perpendicular to its intersection with a horizontal plane; the line of greatest inclination of a stratum to the horizon

See also

• dip
• strike

References

• “line of dip”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
• Strike and dip on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• “line”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.