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Meaning of "monocline" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD MONOCLINE

From mono- + Greek klīnein to lean.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF MONOCLINE

monocline  [ˈmɒnəʊˌklaɪn] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MONOCLINE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Monocline is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES MONOCLINE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

monocline

Monocline

A monocline is a step-like fold in rock strata consisting of a zone of steeper dip within an otherwise horizontal or gently-dipping sequence.

Definition of monocline in the English dictionary

The definition of monocline in the dictionary is a local steepening in stratified rocks with an otherwise gentle dip.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MONOCLINE


anticline
ˈæntɪˌklaɪn
cline
klaɪn
decline
dɪˈklaɪn
disincline
ˌdɪsɪnˈklaɪn
eugeosyncline
ˌjuːdʒiːəʊˈsɪŋˌklaɪn
geanticline
dʒiːˈæntɪˌklaɪn
geosyncline
ˌdʒiːəʊˈsɪŋklaɪn
halocline
ˈhæləʊˌklaɪn
helicline
ˈhɛlɪˌklaɪn
hotline
ˈhɒtˌlaɪn
incline
ɪnˈklaɪn
isocline
ˈaɪsəʊˌklaɪn
Klein
klaɪn
Kline
klaɪn
microcline
ˈmaɪkrəʊˌklaɪn
pericline
ˈpɛrɪˌklaɪn
recline
rɪˈklaɪn
syncline
ˈsɪŋklaɪn
tetracycline
ˌtɛtrəˈsaɪklaɪn
thermocline
ˈθɜːməʊˌklaɪn

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MONOCLINE

monochromator
monochrome
monochromic
monochromical
monochromist
monochromy
monocle
monocled
monoclinal
monoclinally
monoclinic
monoclinism
monoclinous
monoclonal
monoclonal antibody
monocoque
monocot
monocotyledon
monocotyledonous
monocracies

WORDS THAT END LIKE MONOCLINE

A-line
airline
aline
Caroline
chlortetracycline
deadline
discipline
doxycycline
gasoline
headline
hold the line
in-line
line
offline
on line
online
outline
oxytetracycline
skyline
timeline

Synonyms and antonyms of monocline in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «monocline» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MONOCLINE

Find out the translation of monocline to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of monocline from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «monocline» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

单斜
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

monoclinal
570 millions of speakers

English

monocline
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

monocline
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

monocline
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

моноклиналь
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

monocline
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

monocline
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

monoclinal
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Monoklin
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

monoklinem
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

単斜
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

단사
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Monocline
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

monocline
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

monocline
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मोनोक्रीन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Monoklin
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

monocline
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

monoklina
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

монокліналь
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

monoclin
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

monocline
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

monocline
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

monocline
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

monocline
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of monocline

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MONOCLINE»

The term «monocline» is normally little used and occupies the 131.170 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MONOCLINE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about monocline

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MONOCLINE»

Discover the use of monocline in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to monocline and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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U.S. Geological Survey professional paper
The Verde monocline is a horst type of structure; Black Mesa anticline might be described as a broad (Kaibab) type of structure. Limestone Canyon monocline. — Limestone Canyon monocline (pi. 2, sees. B-B', C-C, H-H' ; pi. 5) lies on what ...
Geological Survey (U.S.), 1965
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Geological Survey Professional Paper
C. Kepferle, who also constructed the isopach map and made the geologic quadrangle maps on which the structure map is based. MOVEMENT DURING OSGOOD TIME The Osgood Formation is also thicker south of the Bardstown monocline ...
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Structural Geology of the Colorado Plateau Region of ...
Within the East Kaibab monocline, these DB2a deformation bands have been rotated out of their original orientations by an amount that relates to the dip of bedding within the Navajo Sandstone. In general, easterly-dipping pretectonic DB2a ...
George Herbert Davis, 1999
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Forced Folds and Fractures
West-east cross-section between the Powder River basin and the Black Hills uplift across the Fanny Peak monocline just south of Newcastle. Wyoming. ( Figure from Lisenbee & DeWitl 1993: courtesy of the Wyoming Geological Survey .) ...
Mohammed S. Ameen, John W. Cosgrove, 2000
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Laramide Folding Associated with Basement Block Faulting in ...
The general characteristics of the monocline are listed in Table 1. In gross form Fanny Peak monocline is remarkably linear. The rose diagram of Figure 7A, compiled from the trends of all segments greater than 5 km in length, indicates a  ...
Vincent Matthews, 1978
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Geology and Quicksilver Deposits of the Terlingua District, ...
Generalized structure map of Terlingua district, showing Terlingua monocline and principal graben. The monocline is delimited as a tone of southerly dips ciceeding 15°. 4. SOUTHWESTERN FLANK OF THE SOUTARIO DOME A. VIEU  ...
Robert Giertz Yates, George Albert Thompson, 1959
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Late Cenozoic Evaporite Tectonism and Volcanism in ...
Because these structural departures from smooth, uniform monoclines define bench-like zones of locally shallowly dipping strata between the more uniform, steeply dipping parts of the monocline to the north and south, we informally refer to ...
Robert M. Kirkham, Robert B. Scott, Thomas W. Judkins, 2002
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Graphic-locator Method in Geologic Mapping
In the area covered by this report it trends on the average about N. 7° E. with the limb dipping as much as 30° but generally between 10° and 20° E. South of the mapped area the East Kaibab monocline is a double monocline (Babenroth and  ...
David Joseph Varnes, Tommy Lee Finnell, Edwin V. Post, 1959
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Coal Reserves of the United States: A Progress Report, ...
1 more extensive along the Echo monocline than is shown on the map, for only where the Judd Hollow tongue serves as a marker bed can the displacement be recognized. The second area where faults influence the monoclinal structure is in  ...
Paul Averitt, 1961
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Professional paper - United States Geological Survey
In this vicinity the "Dakota" sandstone and overlying formations reappear at first in a steep-dipping monocline with Laramie sandstones less than a mile distant from the granite. At one point 2 miles northwest of Chandler the "Dakota" sandstone ...
Geological Survey (U.S.), 1906

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MONOCLINE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term monocline is used in the context of the following news items.
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Research and Markets: Base Metals Mining in Poland to 2020 - A …
Most Polish copper ores are of the stratabound type, located in the areas of Fore-Sudetic Monocline and North Sudetic Basin in Lower Silesia. «Business Wire, Jul 15»
2
Reliance Capital plans reinsurance foray
According to reports, the company is in talks with Cigna TTK Health to carve out its health business and merge it with the monocline health ... «Times of India, Jun 15»
3
Capitol Reef: Photos of Southern Utah's Majestic Beauty
As a classic monocline, Waterpocket Fold is a regional fold whose western lands have risen more than 7,000 feet (2,134 meters) above the ... «Live Science, May 15»
4
Southern Utah: Dogma Of The Sun And Doctrine Of The Rock
And located in the Waterpocket Fold, a geologic monocline—a wrinkle on the earth—extending almost 100 miles. The park boasts 2000 year ... «Gothamist, May 15»
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ProAssurance Corporation (PRA) CEO Stancil Starnes on Q1 2015 …
We are transitioning ProAssurance from a best-in-class well capitalized monocline carrier into an integrated family of healthcare centric ... «Seeking Alpha, May 15»
6
Archaeological Crusades
The next morning, we followed State Route 95 across Comb Ridge to Butler Wash, which runs along the monocline's eastern edge. This is the ridge's more ... «5280 | The Denver Magazine, Apr 15»
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Snap a #SISwimSelfie to win a trip from Southwest Adventure Tours!
Millions of years of erosion contributed to the 100-mile-long monocline's twisting canyons, arches, and domes; a hike to the Hickman Bridge, ... «SI.com, Mar 15»
8
America's National Parks: Utah and the Mighty Five
Photo via Wikipedia Capitol Reef National Park exists in the Waterpocket Fold, a wrinkle on the earth known as a geologic monocline. «Paste Magazine, Mar 15»
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Utah's 'Big Five' parks in winter
The park received its status for the natural phenomena — the Waterpocket Fold, a 100-mile-long monocline, is among the longest in the world ... «SFGate, Jan 15»
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A desert journey back in time
In geologic terms, Comb Ridge is a monocline, a sandstone surface that was thrust upward by a geologic event. The monocline is as high as ... «Cortez Journal, Nov 14»

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